Re: [DL] Sourcebooks and realism (was: Murder at Overlook Hotel)

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

 >I'm actually waiting for it. Someone mentioned it in a mail a few days ago,
 >and a google search and some keystrokes later I had one ordered ;-) .. I'm
 >picking up everything just remotely Deadlands related these days, and that
 >book seemed like a perfect thing for creating a realistic settlement. I'm
 >trying to make things as realistic as possible, and since my knowledge of
 >the west is limited to Deadlands sourcebooks and old western movies (living
 >in another country can do that to you), I'm searching the library and
 >whatever other books I can find on how everyday life in the west actually
 >where.

Well - since you've got your wallet open - here's a couple of resources I 
like :-)

Knuckleduster Firearms book
Reprint of the 1897 Sears and Roebuck catalog (excellent for item prices 
and to see just what was available near the right time frame)
Eric Hotz's Whitewash city - cardboard templates of common old west 
buildings and well researched out.
And, of course, the Time Life Old West books.


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Allan Seyberth
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