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The current prevailing view of Wyatt Earp is based on a hoax; perhapsthe greatest literary hoax in American history. Doc Holliday did not fire the first shot at the O.K. Corral Gunfight, Josephine Earp did not ignitethe feud between Earp and John Behan. Casey Tefertiller, journalist andEarp historian, reveals new information about the legendary lawman. Find out the truth in the definitive biography of Wyatt Earp.

He’s been the most controversial and infamous lawman in wild west history, and for more than a century, the story of his life has blended fiction and fable with very few facts. Pundits have been left with nothing but muddled information to debate, rumor and speculate about—until now.

This book by American West enthusiast and professional journalist Casey Tefertiller, chronicles Wyatt Earp’s life by carefully separating fact from fiction, and scrutinizing new-found materials. In detailing the most accurate account of Earp’s life to date, he clarifies issues and resolves question that have long been a mystery of American history.

• Big Nose Kate’s (Doc Holliday’s girlfriend’s) surreptitious meetings with outlaw leader Johnny Ringo.

• Wyatt’s peace offering to Ike Clanton is turned down and Ike hauls Wyatt back into court on murder charges.

• New information on Wyatt’s escape route through New Mexico.

• The stories Wyatt told on movie sets helped a young John Wayne fashion his persona.

• New photographs of Wyatt and Virgil, plus several others that appear here for the first time.

New Sources: including newspapers believed to be lost and personal accounts from Wyatt’s friends and enemies.

Here finally is the complete, unvarnished story of Wyatt Earp as it has never been told before. This is the only reliable biography of this famous frontier lawman. No other book on Wyatt Earp even comes close to the quality of Casey's book. This is obviously why his book has been nominated for a Pulitzer and is on the New York Times list of the 50 most
significant books of 1997.

Here's the table of contents:
 

Introduction

Cowtown Justice
 

A New Town, a New Badge

Murder and Madness

A march to Destiny

"I Think We Can Hang Them"

Tombstone in Terror

Vendetta

Law versus Order

A Fight for Honor

The Last Frontiers

Long May His Story Be Told

Notes and Sources

Bibliography

Index

"Forget what you saw at the movies...the facts are more interesting than the legend."

---The New York Times

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