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The Delectable Burg: An Irreverent History of Dodge City, 1872 to 1886

by Fredric R Young

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A true telling of Dodge City's history without political correctness and Hollywood hype — THE DELECTABLE BURG, a name given to the notorious Kansas cowtown by Bat Masterson and its newspaper editors. This new title describes the characters who are often omitted from histories of Old Dodge: alcoholics, prostitutes, crooked gamblers, acquitted killers, innocent travelers cheated and robbed, African Americans and Native Americans pitifully treated.… (more)
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A true telling of Dodge City's history without political correctness and Hollywood hype — THE DELECTABLE BURG, a name given to the notorious Kansas cowtown by Bat Masterson and its newspaper editors. This new title describes the characters who are often omitted from histories of Old Dodge: alcoholics, prostitutes, crooked gamblers, acquitted killers, innocent travelers cheated and robbed, African Americans and Native Americans pitifully treated.

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