Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West Contributor(s): Clavin, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 125019072X ISBN-13: 9781250190727 Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 2018 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: 978.176 |
LCCN: 2019303147 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 4.1" W x 7.4" L (0.75 lbs) 480 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Kansas |
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Publisher Description: Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling story of the taming of the depraved and criminal Wild West. THE TRUE STORY OF HOW TWO GUNFIGHTERS BROUGHT LAW AND ORDER TO DODGE CITY, the most depraved and criminal town in the nation Dodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad--its streets were lined with saloons and brothels, its populace thick with gunmen, horse thieves, and desperadoes of every sort. By the 1870s, Dodge City was known as the most violent and turbulent town in the United States--until Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, two young and largely self-trained lawmen, led the effort that established frontier justice. This larger-than-life account of Wyatt and Bat's adventures throughout the West--and the characters they encountered along the way (including Wild Bill Hickock, Jesse James, Doc Holliday, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, and Theodore Roosevelt)--offers an "absorbing...fun and revealing" (Wall Street Journal) look at a wildly entertaining chapter in American history that no reader will soon forget. "Two of the most fabled lawmen of the American West's fascinating careers are brought to life in Tom Clavin's Dodge City." --New York Post |
Contributor Bio(s): Clavin, Tom: - TOM CLAVIN is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has worked as a newspaper and web site editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times. He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. His books include The Heart of Everything That Is, Halsey's Typhoon, and Reckless. He lives in Sag Harbor, NY. |
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