I gave this book to a wyatt earp fan who has made a lifetime reading the wyatt earp history and i was told that this is one of the best books around. It s a stretch to call it a biography, but for the 1930s, it was a ripping good yarn. Wyatt s commonlaw wife, celia anne matty blaylock, who wyatt lived with until 1881, was reputedly an exhooker. However, this historically accurate story of wyatt earp and his brothers is long and involved, and suffers from a few holes in the storyline, some minor slow spots and could do without. Men with the bark on we all know the story of the o. The book to end all earp booksthe most complete, and mostmeticulously researched. Virgil walter earp july 18, 1843 october 19, 1905 was both deputy u. Bartholomew went about this by reciting snippets of accumulated anti earp facts, rumors, gossip, and innuendo. New books claim ok corral gunfight not a case of good v evil and. There are several stories about earp having illegitimate children.
Urilla was the daughter of william and permelia sutherland, owners of the lamar hotel. Some evidence supports wyatt earp s birthplace as 406 s. An extensive family tree of wyatt earp and his relatives. In february of 1860, at the young age of 16, virgil earp eloped with a 15yearold named magdalena c. Wyatt s two younger brothers, morgan and warren, were born in iowa. Originally published by the respected university of arizona press, it is the second bestselling book about western deputy u.
Bartholomew s books started a trend of debunking earp, and the academic community followed his lead, pursuing the image of earp as a fighting pimp. But for serious readers, ride the devil s herd may well prove a gold standard. Though united by the glint of metal, tombstone is plagued by divided. See more ideas about wyatt earp, old west and old west photos. Published in 1976, it was edited by amateur historian glenn boyer, 266. I gave this book to a wyatt earp fan who has made a lifetime reading the wyatt earp history and i was told that this is one of the best books. Nicholas and virginia earp s last child, adelia, was born in june 1861 in pella. Kevin costner is excellent as wyatt earp, but dennis quaid steals the film as wyatts friend, the dentist from georgia turned sporting man, doc holliday. It is likely that wyatt and urilla lived at the lamar hotel for a time. He was named after his father s commanding officer in the mexicanamerican war, captain wyatt berry stapp, of the 2th company illinois mounted volunteers.
Two weeks later came the clint walker western cheyenne. At the time, tombstone was so new many of it s citizens were using tents as living quarters. The true story of the earp brothers, doc holliday, and the famous battle. Earp, justice of the peace filed and recorded, jan. Boyer s book was considered a factual memoir, and cited by scholars, studied in classrooms, and used as a source by filmmakers for 32 years. The life behind the legend kindle edition by tefertiller, casey. Tefertiller chronicles the dodge city era of the 1870s and wyatt earps role as a lawman. Celia ann mattie blaylock january 1850 july 3, 1888 was a prostitute who became the romantic companion and second wife after urilla sutherland commonlaw wife of old west lawman and gambler wyatt earp for about three years. I doubt if there has been or will be a moredeeply researched and convincing account. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Here he completes his trilogy of books about some of the biggest names in the west. Sharon wick s family album in process copy of letter from stewart n. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wyatt earp. Wyatt earp biographers glenn boyer and casey tefertiller square off about earp, their respective research and claims made. Virgil did have a daughter from his first marriage. More than that, it became the basis for a stuart lake earp empire, which included the john ford movie and the highly successful television series the life and legend of wyatt earp, which starred hugh obrian and ran from 1955 to 1961, and which put earps name on cap pistols, comic books, and lunch boxes. But for serious readers, ride the devil s herd may well prove a gold. Wyatt earps family project gutenberg selfpublishing. Newton, james, and virgil joined the union army on november 11, 1861. Three of the five earp brothers wyatt, virgil and james, arrived in the fledgling town of tombstone, arizona on december 1, 1879. He was the first person to reveal the existence of wyatt earps second wife. Toward the end of the 1879 cattle season wyatt joined his brothers and made the move to the silver mining camp at t casey tefertillers wyatt earp.
Wyatt earp project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Wyatt earp s family the earp family included a number of lawmen, including patriarch and justice of the peace nicholas porter earp september 6, 18 february 12, 1907, whose sons james, virgil, wyatt, morgan, and to a lesser extent warren earp became legendary figures in the american old west. Lake, author of wyatt earp frontier marshall published in 1931 not to be published without permission of owner earp family reunions. Evan connell, author ofthe sun of the morning star.
Movies, television shows, and books tell the story about lawman wyatt earp but very few. She lied about everything, except marrying wyatt earp. Much has been writted about the earp brothers, but wyatt also had three sisters. Wyatt barry stepp earp 18481929 was a major figure in the history and. Wyatt s favorite horse, a racehorse, was named dick naylor. The earp family did a lot of moving around the country. I was very disappointed in this telling of earp s story. The halfhour, blackandwhite program aired for six seasons 229 episodes on abc from 1955 to 1961, with hugh o. Modest in aim and simple in execution, this pair of diminutive barely. His exploits have become so distorted by many books and movies that, chances are, almost everything you know about wyatt earp and the. If youre old enough, or if youre a fan of tv reruns from the 1950s, you remember him as brave, courageous, and bold. Download pdf wyatt earp free online new books in politics. It wasnt until wyatt earps death that the world recognized him as one of the last, great frontier lawman.
This is to certify that i have this day united in marriage mr. As if the specter of tombstone had been awakened by these arrests, wyatts youngest brother, warren, was shot to death in july in willcox, arizona. Mar 18, 2014 while the soldier is doing his duty, he is assaulted and beaten by wyatt earp and nathan marcus, reported the nome daily news on september 12, 1900. Wyatt berry stapp earp was born on march 19, 1848, the fourth child of nicholas porter earp and his second wife, virginia ann cooksey. Author and researcher casey tefertiller, who wrote wyatt earp. In his books bibliography, tefertiller does not list any of boyers books. Besides not being shot, wyatt had the good fortune of being lionized by teddy roosevelt s press aide, stuart lake, in a book titled wyatt earp. By 1849, the earp s had moved to pella, iowa, then to illinois, and then by 1856, they were back in pella, iowa. From his father s first marriage, wyatt had an elder halfbrother, newton, and a halfsister mariah ann, who died at the age of ten months.
This is wyatt earps first attempt to tell his version of his life and times in arizona territory. Tefertiller chronicles the dodge city era of the 1870 s and wyatt earp s role as a lawman. And that is where the unlikely friendship of doc holliday and a fearless lawman. The daughter of dick doria, fiveterm sheriff of dupage county, illinois, mary grew. Even 1993s tombstone in which kurt russells wyatt earp and val kilmers doc holliday show glimmers of the seemier side of their nature. In 1974, an american writer and wild west enthusiast glenn boyer published i married wyatt earp, a memoir based on various manuscripts, handwritten notes and material supposedly written by josephine and close friends during her lifetime. Boyer january 5, 1924 february 14, 20 was a controversial author who published three books and a number of articles about wyatt earp and related figures in the american old west. One of the most well known and for many years respected books about wyatt earp was the book i married wyatt earp, originally credited as a factual memoir by josephine marcus earp.
Wyatt earp was born in monmouth, illinois, on march 19th, 1848, to widower nicholas porter earp and virginia ann cooksey. They reacquainted there and wyatt earp dictated those famous years. The life and legend of wyatt earp is the first western television series written for adults, premiering four days before gunsmoke on september 6, 1955. Wyatt earp, in full wyatt berry stapp earp, born march 19, 1848, monmouth, illinois, u. It was regarded for many years as a factual account that shed considerable light on the life of wyatt earp and his brothers in tombstone, ar. Again, on february 23, 1882, the day after wyatts commonlaw wife, mattie, checked into tombstones cosmopolitan hotel, where the earp clan and their allies had taken refuge from the menace of the assassins bullet with mattie the last family member to be ensconced in this castle keep, a newspaper noted that s. With melanie scrofano, tim rozon, dominique provostchalkley, katherine barrell. Marshal and tombstone, arizona city marshal when he led his brothers morgan, wyatt and doc holliday in a confrontation with outlaw cowboys at the gunfight at the o. Wyatt earp 18481929 was a wild west frontiersmen best known for his participation in a notorious gunfight at the o. Ramon adams in his bibliographies notes that this biography includes many inaccuracies and misrepresentations of wyatt earp, the author doing all that he can to glorify w. Wyatt earps image in film and the myths surrounding his life, as well as controversies over interpretations and presentations of his life by various writers, also receive their due.
The 1976 book i married wyatt earp was published as a memoir of his widow josephine earp, but after 23 years as a bestselling nonfiction book, was described as a fraud, creative exercise, and a hoax. Wyatt barry stepp earp facts biography yourdictionary. The last third of the book barely mentions joesphine. The earp family moved back and forth from pella to monmouth. Their father was busy recruiting and drilling local companies, so wyatt and his two younger brothers, morgan and warren, were left in charge of tending 80 acres 32 ha of corn. It was scant and the author completely glosses over the women of earp s life. Following wyatt earp s great greatgranddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures.
The series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal wyatt earp. Wyatt earps shakespearean story revealed in historical fiction. The earp brothers, doc holliday, and the vendetta ride. Wyatt earp frontier marshal by stuart lake abebooks. The life behind the legend begins with cowtown justice and the young lawman s early efforts to. Virgil earp, allie sullivan earp and nellie jane earp bohn. Important figures in earps life, such as bat masterson, the clantons, the mclaurys, doc holliday, and john ringo, are also covered. The life behind the legend begins with cowtown justice and the young lawmans early efforts to. Born to the badge, second in mark warrens factbased books on the lawman, to be released nov. Martha was born in monmouth and she was a little more than two years older than wyatt. Josephine earp and her relationship to wyatt became known after amateur historian glenn boyer published his book, i married wyatt earp, based on a manuscript allegedly written in part by her. Wyatt earps most succinct quote is fast is fine, but accuracy is final.
Boyer january 5, 1924 february 14, 20 was a controversial author who published three books and a number of articles about wyatt earp and related. Estelle was wyatt earps niece and the daughter of adelia earp edwards. Glenn boyers body of work includes suppressed murder of wyatt earp, i married wyatt earp and wyatt earps tombstone vendetta. While living in san francisco he married josephine sarah marcus, daughter of. Wyatt berry stapp earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was an old west lawman and. Mar 15, 2017 glen boyers controversial 1976 book, i married wyatt earp.