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Tombstone Tragedy

Tombstone Tragedy

John Clum is best known for his time in Tombstone as mayor and founding editor of The Tombstone Epitaph.  But that period was also one of personal...

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The Earp Attorney

The Earp Attorney

W.J. Hunsaker is best known for his connections to Wyatt Earp—helping to defend him against murder charges stemming from the OK Corral fight, and...

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A Mixed Legacy

A Mixed Legacy

Peter Burnett was an important figure in the early history of Oregon and California.  A lawyer, businessman, farmer and speculator, Burnett gained...

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Kin to the James Boys

Kin to the James Boys

Allen Parmer is best known as the brother-in-law of Jesse and Frank James—with some accusations that he also rode the outlaw trail with them.  But...

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A Man Alone?

A Man Alone?

The story goes that Wyatt Earp single-handedly protected Michael O’Rourke—aka Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce—from a Tombstone lynch mob in January 1881....

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The Other Schieffelin

The Other Schieffelin

Al Schieffelin  is not nearly as well-known as his older brother Ed—the man who founded Tombstone. But Al made his own mark on “The Town Too Tough...

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Justice Served

Justice Served

Commodore Perry Owens. One of the most unusual names in the Old West; maybe one of the coolest. And that iconic photo of him—the stylish Westerner,...

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