Wyatt Earp Tells of the Gunfight Near the O.K. Corral

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 On October 26, 1881, Wyatt Earp and his brothers faced off against the Clanton and McLaury brothers in a vacant lot in Tombstone. It was over in 30 seconds, but its story has lasted for more than a century.  All of this is surrounded by myth and legend. Now find out what really happened at the infamous gunfight near the O.K. Corral--one of the largest shootouts in Wild West history. This comprehensive look at the shootout explains the causes of the gunfight and its aftermath, using  Wyatt Earp's own historic words to peel back the layers of legend to expose the gripping, often brutal, truth behind the iconic confrontation and the bloody vendetta that followed.  Also included is a detailed analysis of the gunfight with shot-by-shot diagrams. While most of this information is covered in the book   Wyatt Earp Speaks  , which brings together all of Wyatt's interviews and court testimony, but there it is scattered throughout and takes some digging to extract. Here, the material is assembled in chronological order to provide an overview and a better understanding of what the fight was really all about. "Bullets were flying so fast that I could not keep track of them. Frank McLaury had given a yell when I shot him and made for the street with his hand over his stomach." Wyatt Earp  

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John Richard Stephens is the author/editor of 25 books, including Mark Twain's Hawaii, Wyatt Earp Speaks, Commanding the Storm, Life Along the Shore, and Life Under the Sea. John's books have been reprinted as selections of the Preferred Choice Book Club, the Quality Paperback Book Club, the Book of the Month Club, and the Civil War Trust. His work has been published as far away as India and Singapore and has been translated into Japanese and Finnish.

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