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The last gunfight : the real story of the shootout at the O.K. Corral and how it changed the American west  Cover Image Book Book

The last gunfight : the real story of the shootout at the O.K. Corral and how it changed the American west / Jeff Guinn.

Guinn, Jeff. (Author).

Summary:

A revisionist history of the Old West battle challenges popular depictions of such figures as the Earps and Doc Holliday, tracing the influence of a love triangle, renegade Apaches, and the citizens of Tombstone.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1439154252 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781439154250 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 392 p. [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-374) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The West -- The Earps -- Tombstone -- The Earps arrive -- The coming of the cowboys -- Doc, Johnny, and Josephine -- It begins -- Cochise County sheriff -- The Benson stage robbery -- Plans go awry -- Escalation -- The night before -- The gunfight -- The inquest and the hearing -- "Blood will surely come" -- The vendetta ride -- Legend.
Subject: Tombstone (Ariz.) > History > 19th century.
Violence > Arizona > Tombstone > History > 19th century.
Outlaws > Arizona > Tombstone > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > Arizona > Tombstone.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Kirtland Community College Library F 819 .T6 G85 2012 30543741 General Collection Available -


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