Wyatt Earp's Cow-Boy Campaign: The Bloody Restoration of Law

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Wyatt Earp's Cow-Boy Campaign: The Bloody Restoration of Law and Order Along the Mexican Border, 1882

What can be learned from another retelling of the Tombstone saga? Recent revelations challenge the traditional view of Wyatt Earp's campaign against the Cow-boy confederation as a bloody personal feud a la western fiction. It was a seek and destroy mission sanctioned by the United States attorney general, the U.S. marshal and the Arizona Territory governor, following a year of corrupt law enforcement in league with the Cow-boys' livestock raids, stagecoach holdups and other atrocities.
Presented in three sections, this book establishes the major players involved in the convergence on Tombstone, provides an account of Earp's activities during the 18 months prior to the final action and discusses the provenance and credibility of the "Otero Letter." Discovered in 2001, the letter--believed to be written by New Mexico Territory Governor Miguel Otero--offers evidence that Earp's party was given government aid.
The author examines the details of the letter, including the shotgun dual between Earp and Curly Bill, the split between Earp and Doc Holliday, sanctuary for the Earp posse in Colorado and Holliday's extradition fight, Earp's covert assault resulting in Johnny Ringo's death, and the controversial courtship and marriage of Earp and Josephine Marcus.
Country USA
Binding Paperback
EAN 9781476663449
ISBN 1476663440
Label McFarland
Manufacturer McFarland
NumberOfItems 1
NumberOfPages 316
PublicationDate 2016-04-28
Publisher McFarland
Studio McFarland
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781476663449
ISBN	1476663440
Label	McFarland
Manufacturer	McFarland
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	316
PublicationDate	2016-04-28
Publisher	McFarland
Studio	McFarland
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Wyatt Earp's Cow-Boy Campaign: The Bloody Restoration of Law and Order Along the Mexican Border, 1882

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