Why does Virgil Earp get so little credit as an Old West lawman, and his brother Wyatt get so much? Stuart Dukes Sittingbourne, Kent, UK Virgil was a stalwart when it came to being a peace officer, and he undoubtedly deserves more attention. He was the real lawman among the “Fighting Earps.” Virgil spent more time wearing a badge and less time getting into trouble than his brothers did. The problem is, the earliest popular books on the Earps—Tombstone by Walter Noble Burns and Wyatt
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