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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: 1439154244
  • ISBN: 9781439154243 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 392 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references 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.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 979.153 .G976l (Text) 37814002493592 NON-FICTION Available -


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