The Illustrated Life and Times of Wyatt Earp (4th Ed.)

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Summary: Unfortunately, the best book on Wyatt
Review: Bob Boze Bell has created a book that anyone would enjoy. Chock full of factual blurbs in chronological detail, Mr. Bell not only gives the reader a complete overview of the life of this incredible gunfighter, but also his place in the West's historical time-line. A visual feast for the eye as well; the book is loaded with photos and illustrations. The few minor facts I checked were accurate; his first marrriage and her subsequent death, for instance, although he attributes it to childbirth, and that has never been confirmed. All in all, this book is a keeper.

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Summary: A Browser's Delight
Review: Bob Boze Bell has created a book that anyone would enjoy. Chock full of factual blurbs in chronological detail, Mr. Bell not only gives the reader a complete overview of the life of this incredible gunfighter, but also his place in the West's historical time-line. A visual feast for the eye as well; the book is loaded with photos and illustrations. The few minor facts I checked were accurate; his first marrriage and her subsequent death, for instance, although he attributes it to childbirth, and that has never been confirmed. All in all, this book is a keeper.

Rating:
Summary: Unfortunately, the best book on Wyatt
Review: I say this book is "unfortunately" the best book on Wyatt Earp because it's really a popular coffee table kind of thing and not a serious work of scholarship but at least it attempts to be objective, gets most of the facts right and is a lot of fun.

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Summary: This is as good as it gets
Review: The mystique surrounding Wyatt Earp,Doc Holiday, John Ringo, and the other "heros" of the town of Tombstone, Az.is as captivating now as ever before. The previous books about Wyatt ("Wyatt Earp,Frontier Marshall", "Tombstone", "I Married Wyatt Earp" etc.) were usually based on conjecture and subjectivity. The truth is that even though Wyatt Earp is an American idol of epic porportions, known to almost everybody, only small amounts of his life are varified by historical fact. This includes "The Gunfight At The OK Corral" With this book Mr. Bell not only gives you a sense of the times with many extraordinary photos and paintings but also tells us what is known for sure and what may or may not be the truth. He also discusses the movies (and there are a lot) about not only the gunfight and the people involved but also those on which Wyatt may have been a consultant. I have never read anything that left me with such a through understanding of the gunfight and the aftermath.Also, I have not until now ever really understood why Wyatt was famous in the first place. This is a great book to read first before you watch any of the movies or read any the other books. This along with "The Illustrated Life and Times of Doc Holliday" also by Bob Boze Bell form a solid and totally entertaining foundation from which to evaluate, understand, and enjoy the many, many versions available of the "Earp Legend".

Rating:
Summary: This is as good as it gets
Review: The mystique surrounding Wyatt Earp,Doc Holiday, John Ringo, and the other "heros" of the town of Tombstone, Az.is as captivating now as ever before. The previous books about Wyatt ("Wyatt Earp,Frontier Marshall", "Tombstone", "I Married Wyatt Earp" etc.) were usually based on conjecture and subjectivity. The truth is that even though Wyatt Earp is an American idol of epic porportions, known to almost everybody, only small amounts of his life are varified by historical fact. This includes "The Gunfight At The OK Corral" With this book Mr. Bell not only gives you a sense of the times with many extraordinary photos and paintings but also tells us what is known for sure and what may or may not be the truth. He also discusses the movies (and there are a lot) about not only the gunfight and the people involved but also those on which Wyatt may have been a consultant. I have never read anything that left me with such a through understanding of the gunfight and the aftermath.Also, I have not until now ever really understood why Wyatt was famous in the first place. This is a great book to read first before you watch any of the movies or read any the other books. This along with "The Illustrated Life and Times of Doc Holliday" also by Bob Boze Bell form a solid and totally entertaining foundation from which to evaluate, understand, and enjoy the many, many versions available of the "Earp Legend".