A biography of Wyatt Earp, drawing from newspaper stories as well as personal accounts from Earp's friends, enemies, and acquaintances to separate the facts from the fictions about the legendary frontier lawman.
Chronicles the life of Wyatt Earp and discusses the events that lead up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, his work as a lawman, his relationship with Josephine Marcus, and other related topics.
Explores the life and legend of lawman Wyatt Earp. Examines the aspects of his life that gained him everlasting notoriety, notably his participation in the shootout at the O.K. Corral, and considers his role as both a hero and icon of the American West.
Introduces some of the criminals, lawmen, enterprising women, soldiers, cowboys, and characters who settled in the untamed American West in the second half of the nineteenth century, including Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Annie Oakley, and others.
Contains over five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about lawmen, outlaws, and gunfighters of the Old West, with articles on the places and events in which they earned their reputations, and descriptions of related topics and phrases from the era.
Chronicles the life of lawman Wyatt Earp, describing the shoot-out at the O.K. Corral and other exploits that shaped his life in Kansas and Arizona. Also includes a glossary and a further reading list.
