This is the story of Al Swearengen, a man who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful figures in the American West. From his early days as a barkeep in Deadwood, South Dakota, to his eventual control of the town's
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Ellis Alfred Swearengen was an American pimp and entertainment entrepreneur who ran the Gem Theater, a notorious brothel, in Deadwood, South Dakota, for 22 years during the late 19th century.