Wyatt Earp

Perhaps the most notorious lawman in the history of the American West, Wyatt Earp first moved from his family's home in Indiana to Kansas, where he eventually became a police office in Wichita before becoming deputy town marshal of Dodge City. In 1879 Earp left Kansas for Tombstone, Arizona, to join his brothers in their pursuit of wealth. On October 26th, 1881, the Earp brothers, including Virgil, Morgan and Wyatt, together with their friend Doc Holliday, famously faced off against a group of cowboys in the O.K. Corral. Wyatt was the only one of the Earp brothers to escape the fight unscathed, while three of the four cowboys lost their lives. In the ensuing years, Virgil Earp was shot and wounded, while Morgan Earp was killed in retaliation for the death of the cowboys. In turn, Wyatt Earp set about to avenge his brothers and killed several suspects, before eventually leaving Tombstone. The present work depicts Earp after he had settled permanently in California and began work on his personal memoirs.