Review: Marks, And Die in the West

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And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. Corral Gunfight by Paula Mitchell Marks

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


"Magisterial" is probably the correct adjective for this account of the gunfight at (near) the O. K. Corral. It's also fair to call it a history of Tombstone, for Marks compiles a variety of sources to give a panoramic view of the causes for the gunfight and its aftermath,. Later scholars take issue with some of her assessments of the Earps and J. H. Holliday, but this is still an excellent history/overview of why what happened in Tombstone happened. And I appreciate the fact that Marks is not impressed by Wyatt Earp.



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