Wyatt Earp is one of the most legendary figures of the
nineteenth-century American West, notable for his role in the
gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. He was a product
of his time, often walking both sides of the street, sometimes on
the side of law and order and sometimes as the law-breaker. Some
see him as the "Lion of Tombstone," a hero lawman of the Wild West,
whereas others see him as yet another outlaw, a pimp, and failed
lawman. Roy B. Young, Gary L. Roberts, and Casey Tefertiller, all
notable experts on Earp and the Wild West, present in A Wyatt Earp
Anthology an authoritative account of his life, successes, and
failures. The editors have curated an anthology of the very best
work on Earp-more than sixty articles and excerpts from books-from
a wide array of authors, selecting only the best written and
factually documented pieces and omitting those full of suppositions
or false material. Nearly all of the selections come from the last
twenty years, when a more critical eye was turned to sources of
Earp history. Many articles derive from the five stellar western
publications dedicated to preserving the history of the American
West: True West, Wild West, WOLA Journal, NOLA Quarterly, and the
Journal of the Wild West History Association. Earp's life is
presented in chronological fashion, from his early years to Dodge
City, Kansas; triumph and tragedy in Tombstone; and his later years
throughout the West. Important figures in Earp's life, such as Bat
Masterson, the Clantons, the McLaurys, Doc Holliday, and John
Ringo, are also covered. Wyatt Earp's image in film and the myths
surrounding his life, as well as controversies over interpretations
and presentations of his life by various writers, also receive
their due. Finally, an extensive epilogue by Gary L. Roberts
explores Earp and frontier violence. Readers of the Old West will
appreciate this well-balanced, comprehensive account of the life,
legend, and legacy of the incomparable Wyatt Earp.
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