Vendor
	Mohrbooks Literary Agency Sebastian Ritscher
Original language
English
Categories
Politics & government

THE LAST GUNFIGHT

Jeff Guinn

The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral - And How It Changed the American West

The true, untold story of the most famous gunfight in American history -- the shootout at the O.K. Corral -- and how that gunfight continues to distort how we view the American West.

Presented with cinematic sweep by an accomplished storyteller, THE LAST GUNFIGHT has everything necessary for high drama – political tension, rustlers on the loose, sneak attacks, a love triangle, renegade Apaches, and Tombstone itself, an addictive hybrid of elegance and decadence. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Ike Clanton, Bat Masterson and many more iconic Western heroes populate the pages -- with new details about the shootout and its participants.

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Book Published 2012-05-01 by Simon & Schuster
Book Published 2012-05-01 by Simon & Schuster

Comments

Although there have been dozens of books about the little dust up in Tombstone in 1881, “The Last Gunfight” is one of the most thorough and accurate accounts. Along with the Alamo and Custer’s Last Stand, the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ranks among the most legendary battles of the Old West. The myths that have surrounded the event is just one of the reasons why it has been so difficult to document. Guinn, an award-winning journalist based in Fort Worth, sifted through original manuscripts, letters, photographs, and Wyatt Earp’s hand-drawn sketch of the aftermath of the shootout, in addition to dozens of interviews, to clear away many of the previous distortions that have built up since October 28, 1881, to arrive as close to the truth as we are apt to get. Highly readable, meticulously researched, and as authentic as it gets, this is historical reporting that is first rate and exceptional. Read more...