WARNING: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. Live from Deadwood the day after the movie premiere, actors W. Earl Brown, Geri Jewell and Keone Young tell behind-the-scenes stories of the production and share deeply personal moments about their journeys through the years of the HBO drama that finally concluded with "Deadwood: The Movie."
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Jun 2019
DEADWOOD Ep. 3 | "Fire, Flood and Gold"
The true stories of the fire that destroyed Deadwood in 1879; the flood that devastated the town in 1883; the mining baron, George Hearst, who consolidated the mines of the Black Hills into the richest gold mining operation in North America. Featuring an interview with Darrel Nel ... Show More
47m 50s
Jun 2019
LEGENDS LITE | Women of Deadwood
An interview with Carolyn Weber, Executive Director of Deadwood History Inc., about three prominent women of Deadwood: Martha Bullock, Aunt Lou Marchbanks and Dr. Flora Hayward Stanford. On location from the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center in Deadwood, South Dakota.
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29m 14s
Jan 2022
S2 – 1: The World was on Fire
Virginia City was Nevada’s largest boomtown with a rise and fall in a span of 20 years. Historically dark, and now reported to be haunted by miners, historical figures and women of ill repute - to this day, the bourbon still flows and the ghost stories are a’plenty. Join us at a ... Show More
59m 40s
Feb 2024
The Silver Rush Kings and the "Big Bonanza"
On this episode of Our American Stories, straight out of a Horatio Alger novel, the Silver Kings (John Mackay, James Fair, William O'Brien, and James Flood) epitomized the rags-to-riches American dream story. Roger McGrath tells the story of the richest mineral discovery in Ameri ... Show More
17m 58s
Mar 2022
EP240: The Silver Kings and the "Big Bonanza" and The Man Who Brought Couponing to the Digital Age
On this episode of Our American Stories, Roger McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes is here to tell us the story of the richest mineral discovery in American history, the Comstock Lode. Jason Wolfe created the first coupon site on the internet back when you ... Show More
38m 13s
Aug 2023
EP 90 - The Ghosts of the Washoe Club | Virginia City, NV
The Washoe Club in Virginia City, Nevada, serves as a vivid reminder of the town's rich mining heritage and its role in shaping the American West. Its ornate Victorian architecture, legendary spiral staircase, and haunting tales have made it an enduring symbol of Nevada's fascina ... Show More
1h 7m
Apr 2024
Westward Hoax: The Secret History of Palisade, Nevada
<p>In the 1870s, Palisade, NV was the meanest little town west of the Mississippi. Every week, newspapers announced another gunpowder-fueled cowboy showdown. Palisade put the wild<em> </em>in the “Wild West.”</p> <p>But there was a lot more to the story that didn’t make the paper ... Show More
34m 5s
Dec 2023
Great American Authors | Mark Twain: Voice of a Nation | 3
In the late 1850s, a young man named Samuel Clemens started out piloting steamboats on the Mississippi River. Within a few years, he embarked on a writing career, adopting the pen name that became famous: Mark Twain. Armed with a wry sense of humor and a natural flair for storyte ... Show More
41m 54s