Her Family Sold Her as Useless—Until a Lonely Mountain Man Built Her a Cabin and… Called Her ‘Wife’.

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Her family sold her as useless until a lonely mountain man built her a cabin and called her wife Deadwood, Dakota Territory, summer 1876. The town stank of sweat, gun oil, and whiskey. Dust clung to every surface, settling into the lungs of the miners and gamblers who filled the streets. At the edge of the main square, in front of the rickety steps... Read More