Tombstone, A.T.: A History of Early Mining, Milling, and Mayhem (Western Lands and Waters) - Softcover

Shillingberg, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0806153997 ISBN 13: 9780806153995

Verlag: University of Oklahoma Press, 2015

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Once nearly forgotten, Tombstone, Arizona is trapped in myth and legend. Walking its quiet streets, one finds it hard to separate truth from illusion and remember this was a real town, not some Hollywood fantasy. Tombstone’s rough and rowdy exploits were reported from San Francisco to New York.

William B. Shillingberg rediscovers the real Tombstone in this historical tour-de-force. The rough mining town of boomers and investors, of hard men and women seeking their fortunes, comes to life with startling clarity.Tombstone, A.T.: A History of Early Mining, Milling, and Mayhem relates true tales of those who founded and built the town, including the infamous Earps and Clantons.

Shillingberg details life in a pioneer mining town, from the discoverers of the mines, Edward and Albert Schieffelin and Richard Gird, to the amazing cast of characters in the most celebrated gunfight in Western history—the shootout at the OK Corral, between Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp, Doc Holliday, and a gang led by Ike Clanton. And tales of John Ringo, Frank Leslie, and diarist George W. Parsons are filled with the famous and the notorious.

Today Tombstone slumbers, a shadow of its faded glory, supported by clouded memories and tourist dollars. But the real story remains, andTombstone, A.T. tells it.

Biografía del autor:

Wm. B. Shillingberg is retired as president of an international probate research corporation. The author of Dodge City: The Early Years, 1872-1886, he resides in Tucson, Arizona.

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• Verlag: University of Oklahoma Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0806153997
• ISBN 13: 9780806153995
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 402