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Tombstone : An Iliad of the Southwest (Historians of the Frontier and American West Series)
Tombstone An Iliad of the Southwest - Historians of the Frontier and American West Series
Author: Walter Noble Burns
First published in 1927, Tombstone defined the legend of lawman-gunfighter Wyatt Earp. A mixture of fact and fiction, Walter Noble Burns's portrayal of Earp has profoundly influenced subsequent generations of historians, novelists, and screen writers. Born in 1849, Earp grew up on the Missouri-Kansas frontier and first came to notice as a no-non...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780826321541
ISBN-10: 0826321542
Publication Date: 9/1/1999
Pages: 388
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Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Book Type: Paperback
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This will always be one of my fav. books! Burns writing style is wonderful. He covers Tombstone from the time it was founded to the famous fight near the OK Corral. The Earps, John Ringo, Curly Bill plus a host of others all come to life in this book.


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