| Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson: Lawmen of the Legendary West Contributor(s): Markley, Bill (Author), Hatzell, Jim (Calligrapher) |
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ISBN: 1493035673 ISBN-13: 9781493035670 Publisher: Two Dot Books OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Law Enforcement - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2019020526 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Which lawman did the most to tame the frontier, Bat Masterson or Wyatt Earp? Neither of them was a saint. At times their actions were not in compliance with the law, and they only served as peace officers for limited portions of their lives. What sets them apart from the thousands of sheriffs and marshals who served on America's frontier? Did they make more arrests than others? Did they kill large numbers of men? Did they lead adventurous lives? Was it their character? Was there just the right ring to their names that led people to remember them? Did they get the right publicity at the right time? Did they just outlive all the others? Or was it a combination of these factors? This joint biography reveals the intersection of their legacies and attempts to answer the questions about their place in the story of the West. . |