Dirty Words in Deadwood: Literature and the Postwestern

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© 2013 by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. Chapter 2, “Last Words in Deadwood,” by Brian McCuskey, originally appeared as “Last Words in Deadwood: Literacy and Mortality on the Frontier” in The Journal of Popular Culture (2011) Wiley Online Library. http://online library.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ j.1540-5931.2011.00876.x/pdf. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Catalogingin -Publication Data Dirty words in Deadwood: literature and the postwestern / edited by Melody Graulich and Nicolas S. Witschi. pages cm. — (Postwestern horizons) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8032-6474-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Deadwood (Television program) I. Graulich, Melody, 1951– II. Witschi, Nicolas S., 1966– pn1992.77.d39d58 2013 791.45'72—dc23 2013000344 Set in ITC New Baskerville by Laura Wellington. Designed by A. Shahan. We dedicate this book to David Milch; to the cast, writers, and directors of Deadwood; and to everyone else who helped to make for hours of viewing and intellectual pleasure. ...