Virgil Earp: Western Peace Officer
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The exploits of Wyatt Earp, real or otherwise, always have overshadowed those of his brothers. Now, for the first time, Donald Chaput removes the eldest brother, Virgil Earp, from that shadow and tells in detail the story of the real leader of the Earp clan. As a peace officer in Prescott, Arizona, Virgil experienced his first street shootout, and it was there he met his future nemesis, Johnny Behan. In 1880 Virgil's brothers joined him in Tombstone, Arizona. Acting as both the town marshal of Tombstone and a U.S. deputy marshal, he led the Earp gang to the fateful gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Most records of Virgil Earp stop here, but Chaput fleshes out the rest of Virgil's life in California, Nevada, and other western states as a peace officer, gambler, miner, Republican politician, and rancher.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:187991509X
ISBN13:9781879915091
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Affiliated Writers of America/Publishers
Length:255 Pages
Weight:1.32 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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Forgotten Lawman
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Having read numerous books and articles about Wyatt Earp, Tombstone and the Gunfight behind the O.K. Corral, I agree with the author that Virgil Earp deserves much more historical recognition than he has been given. This book is an easy read and provides an excellent biographical history of the Earp family leading up to the Tombstone years. It also presents strong evidence that Virgil, not Wyatt, was viewed by his contemporaries as the chief law enforcement officer during those turbulant times. His life did not end after Tombstone and the book provides a much needed glimpse into the final years of this often forgotten lawman.
Best-written book about Virgil Earp!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Coupled with great writing and actual documentation of facts, I highly recommend this book to anyone who desires to learn and understand this well-written book, "Virgil Earp: Western Peace Officer."
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