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The Language of Set Monologues in David Milch’s Deadwood
Richard D. Cureton and Jeffrey Quackenbush
Abstract:
In 1874, gold was discovered in the Black Hills of South Dakota. At the time, this territory had been secured by the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 for a few different Native American groups, and was not technically controlled or administered by the United States federal government. By 1876, the territory had been invaded by non-Native fortune seekers, particularly in areas around the just-formed town of Deadwood, and a series of engagements fought between the US Army and a coalition of Native groups culminated in the breaking of the Treaty and the formal annexation of the Black Hills to the United States. The TV show Deadwood, which first aired on HBO in March 21, 2004 and ran three seasons, covered events in the town between 1876 and 1877. The series won eight Emmys and received 28 nominations. A postscript to the series, Deadwood: The Movie, aired in May 2019, and followed
up on developments in the town in 1889, when South Dakota was admitted as a state to the Union.
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