The last gunfight the real story of the shootout at the O.K. Corral-- and how it changed the American West

Guinn, Jeff.

Large Print 2011

A revisionist history of the Old West battle challenges popular depictions of such figures as the Earps and Doc Holliday, tracing the influence of a love triangle, renegade Apaches, and the citizens of Tombstone.

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ISBN:

9781410440228

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

691 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
large print

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 665-684)

Contents:

The West
The Earps
Tombstone
The Earps arrive
The coming of the cowboys
Doc, Johnny, and Josephine
It begins
Cochise County sheriff
The Benson stage robbery
Plans go awry
Escalation
The night before
The gunfight
Theinquest and the hearing
"Blood will surely come"
The vendetta ride
Legend

LCCN:

2011018948

Control Number:

825522

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