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The Dolan Girls

Nebraska, sometime in the 1800s. A cast of brothel keepers and working women, a schoolteacher, a Pinkerton agent, a bard-quoting old-timer, ruthless outlaws and a horse wrangler populate this frontier tale.

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Along the way come a rowdy land rush, a traveling Wild West show featuring Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, train and bank holdups, and the squabbles of a small town's politics. Romance is woven through the whole story, with two love affairs at its heart.

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