Tombstone

Wyatt Earp, the O.K. Corral, and the Vendetta Ride 1881–82

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Tombstone

Wyatt Earp, the O.K. Corral, and the Vendetta Ride 1881–82

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The Gunfight at the OK Corral on 26 October 1881 is one of the most enduring stories of the Old West. It led to a series of violent incidents that culminated in the Vendetta Ride, in which Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and several other gunslingers went after their rivals the Cowboys. Like most tales of the Wild West, the facts are buried under layers of myth, and the line between good guys and bad guys is blurry. Wyatt Earp, leader of the so-called “good guys”, was charged with stealing horses in the Indian Territory in 1870 and jumped bail. Becoming a buffalo hunter and gambler, he got into several scrapes and earned a reputation as a gunfighter. Several times he helped lawmen arrest outlaws, but usually his assistance came more because of a personal grudge against the criminal than any real respect for law and order. He even got fired from a police job in Wichita for beating up a political rival.

Product details

Published Jun 20 2013
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781780961934
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 20 b/w; 25 col
Series Raid
Short code RAID 41
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Sean McLachlan

Sean McLachlan worked for ten years as an archaeol…

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Mark Stacey

Mark Stacey was born in Manchester, UK, in 1964 an…

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Johnny Shumate

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator li…

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