In 1879, lawman Wyatt Earp, accompanied by his wife and his brothers, leaves Dodge City and heads to Tombstone, Arizona, where he takes a job as deputy sheriff.
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.
A biography of Wyatt Earp, one of the most feared lawman of the West, whose fame rose after a gunfight in Tombstone and a rampage to avenge his brother's killing.
In the winter of 1879, Wyatt Earp travels to Tombstone, Arizona, becomes deputy sheriff, meets his legendary contemporaries--Doc Holliday, Clay Allison, Bat Masterson, and his love, Josie Marcus--and develops a deadly feud with Johnny Behan.
A biography of Wyatt Earp that seeks to dispel the Hollywood image that has made a hero of him and instead realistically portray him as an opportunist who played both sides of the law and only sought to improve his reputation later in life after he became nationally known for his involvement in a scandal about the fixing of a heavyweight prize fight in 1896.