The writers came to Wyatt Earp. They wanted his story; they wanted to know all about that street fight in Tombstone, Arizona, and the Vendetta Ride where the lawman became a force unto himself. For the most part, Wyatt shut up. He would rather talk about mining or gambling or the other activities of his life. A taciturn man by nature, he avoided the shoot-’em-up stories. Christenne W


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