tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945156073534304138.post6438227405282388644..comments2023-08-05T07:02:39.009-05:00Comments on Cheeky History: A Skagway Soap OperaGrant Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08427367759721561791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945156073534304138.post-72074872309440844352012-07-10T19:38:03.967-05:002012-07-10T19:38:03.967-05:00Hi Jeff,
Thanks for reading the story. By necessit...Hi Jeff,<br />Thanks for reading the story. By necessity my story telling has to be abbreviated due to the medium, so some parts of them aren't given adequate coverage, but your new facts deserve to be told as part of the tale. I'm glad you were able to enlighten us about the ones that weren't included. I think I'll do a re-write on the piece with the correct info. <br /><br />It's great to have people with original research keeping us on our toes!<br /><br />Thanks again for reading. I hope you enjoy some of our other offerings.<br />Grant DaviesGrant Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08427367759721561791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945156073534304138.post-32331249042969413962012-07-10T15:16:05.775-05:002012-07-10T15:16:05.775-05:00Thank you Grant for including Soapy Smith on your ...Thank you Grant for including Soapy Smith on your blog and for giving me and my blog credit for the photograph of the drawing. <br /><br />I am a great-grandson of Soapy, and author of the book, <i>Alias Soapy Smith: The Life and Death of a Scoundrel</i>. Considering that I spent 25-years researching his life and death I can honestly say that my book is without a doubt the most accurate history of Soapy thus written. That brings me to a correction I would like to bring to the attention of you and your readers. Soapy Smith was shot by Frank Reid but not killed by him. After Reid shot Soapy in the arm and the left leg and Soapy shot Reid in the groin and the leg, both men fell to the ground. Reid was out cold and paralyzed from the waist down but Soapy was still conscience. One of the other vigilante guards, Jesse Murphy, ran up and wrestled Soapy's rifle from him and turned it on Soapy and fired into his chest killing him instantly. All this is of course in my book, backed up with eye-witness accounts and writings from the men who were on the wharf where the fight took place. <br /><br />Soapy's story is a fascinating one. In fact, while the two men were alive, Soapy was more well-known than Wyatt Earp! Currently a major-motion picture is being written based on the book, <i>The Floor of Heaven</i> which has Soapy as a main character.<br /><br />Jeff Smith<br />website: http://www.soapysmith.net<br />blog: http://www.soapysmiths.blogspot.com<br />book: http://aliassoapysmith.blogspot.com/Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945156073534304138.post-57138739838126665832012-07-09T14:13:46.030-05:002012-07-09T14:13:46.030-05:00Grant, Your Cheeky History was right on for us as ...Grant, Your Cheeky History was right on for us as we<br />visited Skagway last year when we were in Alaska.<br />We saw Soapys grave and heard about his cons.<br /> Bro BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com