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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.153
EAN: 9780806128887
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 0806128887
Label: University of Oklahoma Press
Manufacturer: University of Oklahoma Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: 1996-09
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Studio: University of Oklahoma Press
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I've just finished Marks' book and was very impressed. The readers who will most appreciate the book are those with a researcher's heart, who aren't looking for simple good and bad, right or wrong but simply wanting to sift through as much of the available information as possible in one place and come to their own conclusions. For those who have already made up their minds about the characters involved, find a different book that suits what you wish to see.
As with any historical ... Read More
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I have received and commenced reading this story. After going through the first 50 pages of the hard-to-let-go narrative, I am inclined to say that the topic is very well-researched and written by the author - Prof. Paula. Many books and movies have been produced about this ugly confrontation in the frontier days of United States. Each seems to claim that its version is more authentic than the others. But result speaks for itself and the reader at large is the best judge of this abbreation in American ... Read More
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When I began reading this book, I was quite favorably impressed. The author had obviously done her homework and wrote widely about all manner of happenings in the early west and about the Earps' early days. Gradually, however, I noted that she was cherry picking her facts and was choosing her words quite carefully so as to depict the Earps, in general, and Wyatt Earp, in particular, in the worst possible light. It occurred to me that she must be setting them up to be the villains of the piece when she ... Read More
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I strongly recommend this book. It is not only about the infamous gunfight. It also covers the political and economic conditions that led up to the incident and the events that followed. The actual gunfight, which does not occur until the middle of the book, was part of a larger picture of the times. Marks has done a great job. My only complaint, and it is not really a complaint as much as a comment, is the lack of a photograph of Wyatt Earp's wife Josephine Marcus. Many of the other players covered in the ... Read More
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If you want tall, rangy, squint-eyed men in dusters standing in the center of the street at high-noon, go elsewhere. If you want some real information on what the old west was like including the nitty-gritty of Republican vs. Democrat as a part of the troubles in Tombstone, this is the place.
I've read a biography of Wyatt Earp and several articles from various sources on this topic prior to reading Paula Mitchell Marks book. I wish I'd come here first. There's more good information (well documented ... Read More
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