A Wyatt Earp Anthology: Long May His Story Be Told

A Wyatt Earp Anthology: Long May His Story Be Told

True West Magazine Editorsâ€™ and Readersâ€™ Choice award for Best Author and Historical Non-Fiction Book of the Year

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 â€œLion of Tombstone,â€ 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 Earpâ€”more than sixty articles and excerpts from booksâ€”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.

Earpâ€™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 Earpâ€™s life, such as Bat Masterson, the Clantons, the McLaurys, Doc Holliday, and John Ringo, are also covered. Wyatt Earpâ€™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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Country	USA
Brand	University of North Texas Press
Manufacturer	University of North Texas Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	33 black & white illustrations, 2 maps
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781574417739
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Wyatt Earp Anthology: Long May His Story Be Told

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