As a student of Western Americana, I found this book very interesting. It is supposedly based on interviews with Allie Earp, the wife of Virgil Earp.
I say supposedly, as the Wyatt Earp Wikipedia page pretty much declares it to misrepresenting. The Earps had their admirers and detractors, and apparently the author was one of the latter.
According to the WP page, Mrs. Allie Earp was incensed with the way the author "twisted her words" to support his statements. She complained so much he waited until 10 years after her death to publish this book.
The Earps certainly weren't high standards of morality, and some of their endeavors would serve to restrict them from "good society" today, unless, of course, they wished to associate with politicians.
Still they were probably much better men than depicted in this book. But, however you want to remember them, they are part of the legend of of the Old West.
I say supposedly, as the Wyatt Earp Wikipedia page pretty much declares it to misrepresenting. The Earps had their admirers and detractors, and apparently the author was one of the latter.
According to the WP page, Mrs. Allie Earp was incensed with the way the author "twisted her words" to support his statements. She complained so much he waited until 10 years after her death to publish this book.
The Earps certainly weren't high standards of morality, and some of their endeavors would serve to restrict them from "good society" today, unless, of course, they wished to associate with politicians.
Still they were probably much better men than depicted in this book. But, however you want to remember them, they are part of the legend of of the Old West.
