Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton) (1854–1885).
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"Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills" by Edward Lytton Wheeler is a dime novel published between 1877 and 1897. The story introduced a fictional character whose name became so legendary in the American West that multiple real men in Deadwood, South Dakota—including gamblers, cowboys, stagecoach drivers, and actors—claimed the title as their own, blurring the line between fiction and frontier reality.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills
- Author credits: Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton) (1854–1885)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Dime novels
- Fiction
- Western stories
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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