This assertion — the first sentence in Brothers of the Gun — aptly sets the stage for author and historian Mark Lee Gardner’s newest book: a dual biography of notorious Old West figures Wyatt Earp and ...

Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp is born in Monmouth, Illinois. He is the fourth child of Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp, after James, Virgil, and Martha. From Nicholas’ first marriage, Wyatt has an older ...

Since its release, Tombstone has become known as one of the greatest Westerns. The film tells the story of the historical ...

American lawman Wyatt Earp has become a legendary Western folk hero in film, television, and literature. Throughout the 1870s, Earp worked as a lawman in various cities such as Wichita, Dodge City, ...

In the bad old days, Wyatt Earp was — depending on whom you asked — a famed lawman or a rascally bandit. Today he’s a brand of coffee and a steak sauce and a slew of Web sites (most prominently ...

SANTA CRUZ — When one thinks of the legends of the Old West, Wyatt Earp is a name that frequently comes to mind. The former lawman and gambler remains a legendary figure, especially his involvement in ...

It’s difficult to believe that in 2013 yet another biography of Wyatt Earp is needed to deconstruct the persistent myth of a violent man who, for a century, has symbolized vigilantism in the U.S. Even ...