Most of the older films about the “Gunfight Near the OK Corral” would have you believe the feud, like the movie, was over. The 1993 film Tombstone...
Why did it Become Known as Gunfight at the O.K. Corral?
The “Gunfight in the Vacant Lot—Next to Fly’s—Down the Block From The Rear Entrance to the O.K. Corral.” Nope, won’t work. It wouldn’t fit on a...
The Tombstone Street Fight
Shot-for-shot, Bob Boze Bell captures what C.S. Fly missed 140 years ago. All Artwork and Illustrations by Bob Boze Bell All photos, unless...
After the OK Corral Ike Clanton stayed on the outlaw trail, until…
After the Earps had left southeast Arizona, Ike Clanton made his way northeast. He helped set up a rustling ring in Graham and Apache counties. The...
The Art of the Deal Wyatt Earp, Ike Clanton and a plan gone wrong.
Wyatt Earp approached Ike Clanton on June 2, 1881. He offered a deal: if Ike would turn over his friends who’d robbed the Benson stage six weeks...
James Flynn, Tombstone Peace Officer
Shortly after the fatal shooting of Tombstone Town Marshal, Fred White by Curly Bill Brocius on October 30th, 1880, Virgil Earp was appointed...
The Death Of Ike Clanton Rustling his way to an early grave
After leaving Tombstone Ike moved his rustling operations to the White Mountains. As he did in Tombstone, Ike passed himself off as a successful...
Shotguns at Midnight: Virgil Earp vs. Unknown Assailants
Suspicion Points to Ike Clanton, Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill Brocius, Hank Swilling and Frank Stilwell. Take Your Pick!
A Lesser Known Bad Man
Phin Clanton was the oldest of the Clanton boys. He managed to avoid the notoriety of his brothers Ike and Billy—mostly because he wasn’t at the OK...
Falsely Accused
It was 1885, and Cow-boys Ike and Phin Clanton were living in Apache County, AZ, raising cattle and goats. On December 27, allegedly, several men...
Aftermath of the Tombstone Gunfight
It was just three days after three men died in Tombstone’s street fight behind the OK Corral. Ike Clanton—who had run from the battle—decided to...