Published 1931
by Houghton Mifflin Company in Boston, New York .
Written in English
Edition Notes
COP.2 WITHDRAWN.
| Statement | by Stuart N. Lake ... |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | F786 .E12 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | xiv, 392 p. |
| Number of Pages | 392 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL15203498M |
| LC Control Number | 31029184 |
The definitive book on Wyatt Earp. Heavily researched and contains details so in depth that it amazes. No one could ever do his story justice in a movie in less than 4 hours. If you want the whole true story without any whitewashing you really need to read this book /5(). After seeing Tombstone and Wyatt Earp, and liking/despising aspects of both films, I decided to give a qualified historian a chance to tell me the story.I know there are several serious non-fiction works about Wyatt Earp, but this is the one I happened on. I really enjoyed it. Tefertiller is generally frank and objective, clearly not carried away by the mythologized portrait of Mr. Earp.4/5. The book is like any other Wyatt Earp book. They all Proclaim to know the truth they all Quote official documents and interview notes mostly by Stuart Lake. And the author takes the opportunity to intersperse his own opinion other events/5(52). Books Advanced Search New Releases Best Sellers & More Children's Books Textbooks Textbook Rentals Best Books of the Month of over 2, results for Books: "wyatt earp books" Skip to main search results.
Finalist for the Weber-Clements Book Prize for the Best Non-fiction Book on Southwestern America In popular culture, Wyatt Earp is the hero of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, and a beacon of rough cowboy justice in /5. Wyatt Earp Died 13 January before Stuart Lake could get all his information to write his book. After Wyatt died Mr lake had serveral meetings with Jose Earp and thus you have a story(Jose Earps' Story). Mattie Earp was left out of the Cited by: 7. The first major biography, Stuart N. Lake’s Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal (), written with Earp’s collaboration, established the rather fictionalized portrait of a fearless lawman. Earp was the fourth of eight children born to Nicholas Earp and his . Wyatt Earp's running for the office of sherrif of Cochise County was the main cause of what happened in this telling of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Also, one of Wyatt Earp's key opponents throughout the story was the sitting Sheriff Behan/5.
Sorting through the innumerable legends about Wyatt Earp and his brothers is a monumental task, but Allen Barra, a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal and a lifelong devotee of western lore, has tried mightily to sort the fact from fiction to determine once and for all if the Earps were heroes or villains. Looking for books by Wyatt Earp? See all books authored by Wyatt Earp, including Wyatt Earp Speaks!, and My Fight at O.K. Corral, and more on Wyatt Earp was an amazing fellow, and the basis of this book is a series of interviews with Mr. Earp in the late 's before his demise as well as documents and statements from people who witnessed the events/5. Frame-Up In Fresno starring Wyatt Earp, art by Dick Ayers. The Cloaked Figure text story. Guns Along the Rio Grande starring Wyatt Earp, art by Dick Ayers. The Man Who Out-Drew Wyatt starring Wyatt Earp, art by Dick Ayers. A Handful of Bullets, art by Al Williamson. A Town Tamer starring Wyatt Earp, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $ Cover price.
