Virgil Earp’s entry into law enforcement was unexpected. It was in Prescott, Arizona Territory on October 16, 1877; he …
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Death at his Elbow The moral of this story is: Don’t take a drunk dentist to make an arrest.
If you took all the alcohol out of the Wild West era, you would certainly save a forest of trees, because all of the pri…
A Lesser Known Bad Man Phin Clanton is less known than his brothers.
Phin Clanton was the oldest of the Clanton boys. He managed to avoid the notoriety of his brothers Ike and Billy—mostly…
A Cow-Boy in Retirement Pete Spence settles down in later life.
Pete Spence is best known for his time as a Cow-boy in the Tombstone time of troubles. He may have been involved in the…
The Tale of Goldfield A Nevada town with a brief, shining moment.
Goldfield, NV was one of the great boomtowns of the early 1900s. Gold was discovered in 1902. Within four years, it had…
Aftermath of the Tombstone Gunfight Charges against the Earps and Holliday.
It was just three days after three men died in Tombstone’s street fight behind the OK Corral. Ike Clanton—who had run f…
10 Earp Vendetta Ride Myths
1) Thanks to Hollywood, most people think that the so-called “Vendetta Posse” was assembled after the death of Morgan Ea…
Muddied Waters A book about the Earps turns out to be bogus.
Frank Waters’ 1960 book The Earp Brothers of Tombstone was once considered an authoritative look at the Earps, as seen t…
The O.K. Corral Mystery Man H.F. Sills was a key eyewitness to the legendary gunfight.
H.F. Sills was the mystery man of the O.K. Corral hearing. Sills was visiting Tombstone at the time of the shootout and…
Tombstone Cow-boy: Johnny Barnes Johnny Barnes was one of the Cow-boys in the Tombstone trouble times, and he reportedly shot and wounded Virgil Earp in late 1881.
Johnny Barnes was one of the Cow-boys in the Tombstone trouble times, and he reportedly shot and wounded Virgil Earp in …