The Real Wyatt Earp: A Documentary Biography
Cloth Hard Cover
2000 · Silver City, New Mexico, U.S.A.
by Gatto, Steve;Carmony, Neil B.
Silver City, New Mexico, U.S.A.: High Lonesome Books, 2000. Cloth Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248p. index. bibliography. photographs. A well-reseached study that has uncovered sources previously neglected. As Neal Carmony writes: "Steve Gatto has not been infected the "Wyatt worship" virus. Nor is he an "Earp basher" (a term used by Earp fans to describe someone they believe is bent on destroying Wyatt's reputation regardless of the evidence." He goes on to say that this is a major contribution to encountering the flesh and blood Wyatt Earp far more interesting than the phony hero depicted by Stuart Lake and other authors. (Inventory #: 016505)