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Muddied Waters

by | Feb 19, 2018 | True West Blog

"The Earp Brothers of Tombstone: The Sotry of Mrs. Virgil Earp" by Frank Waters
Frank Waters’ 1960 book The Earp Brothers of Tombstone was once considered an authoritative look at the Earps, as seen through the eyes of Virgil’s common-law wife Allie.  She supposedly portrayed Wyatt, in particular, as crooked, a womanizer and killer. But it turned out that the book was less than honest. Several researchers found


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