Thorndike Nonfiction: The Last Gunfight : The Real Story of the Shootout at the O. K. Corral - And How It Changed the American West (Hardcover)

from pierthinker

The gunfight at the OK Corral is an iconic episode in the American myth of the West. Guinn aims to, in the words of his subtitle, tell 'The real Story of the Shootout at the OK Corral - And How It Changed the American West'. He tells a good story with plenty of research about the background to th...

from kvrfan

As I read this book, couldn't help thinking of the famous line from "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance:" "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."The famous "gunfight at the O.K. Corral" was nothing like how it is remembered in the popular mind. The notion of who the...

from nbmars

Subtitled "The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral - And How It Changed the American West," this is the story of what really transpired among Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday, the Clantons, the McLaurys, inter alia. I read this because I heard the author talk about the book at th...

from deldevries

This book is a big surprise. I expected a few interesting stories. But, WOW - it knocked my socks off! This book is a masterful weaving of history with elements of story in a novel style. Captured my interest and ran at full speed through the entire book. This book is a treasure!I'm marking this ...

from Opinionated

Pretty much the definitive account of the misnamed Gunfight at the OK Corral. Author Jeff Guinn is very good on the history of the old west, the founding of Tombstone and the back story of the Earps and the Cowboys .....the word Cowboys in those days being an insult, respectable people being call...