| Wyatt Earp's Tombstone Vendetta (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) |  | Creator: Glenn G. Boyer
Publisher: G K Hall & Co
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1783130
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 411
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0816159599
Dewey Decimal Number: 979.153
EAN: 9780816159598
ASIN: 0816159599
Publication Date: May 1994
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 Excellent Book - Must read for any Earp Fan June 17, 2008
First of all, let's get something out of the way. While some have criticized this books credibility, the author clearly details his vast and unparalleled access to sources who know what happened, and even has pictures of himself with some of the contributors. Having studied the field of Earp and the Old West, I can confidently state that I believe that what is in here is just as accurate or more so as nearly anything else I've read. For example, some authors' works are deemed "credible" if they cite newspaper articles from the day. Okay...take Tombstone for instance. It had a number of newspapers which gave wildly different accounts of events, depending upon the political persuasion of the editor. Hardly a 100% accurate source (i.e. SOMEONE was lying!) So why is this book any less credible than others? If you want a book that cites a bunch of dry newspaper articles, and gives a black and white chronology of events at Tombstone, there are plenty to choose from. If you want a book that is very well written and answers a lot of questions previously unknown, I recommend this one. I couldn't put it down. Perhaps the best book I have read on Earp/Tombstone history, and will likely read it again. Dave in Iowa
 Enjoyable, entertaining fiction of average caliber July 6, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When this book was first offered to the public, it was not clear exactly whether it was radically new historic material, or the author's imagination. Without recounting the explosive battles between Earp historians that followed, when the dust shook out, it became clear that fiction it was. As fiction, my own opinion is that it is rather average--Boyer is not a prose master. But it does have some fun and fine moments. If you like educated speculation on how the past might have played out, it will not disappoint.
You Won't Put It Down!!! April 2, 2005
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
As another reviewer has written, this book will grab you on Page One. I have never read a better Historical Novel. This is Boyer's true masterpiece and should be owned by all Western Buffs!!! The insight in which Boyer rights of the Earp's is legendary and he puts it all together in this gem!!! I have read this at least 5 times and find something new with each visit. Buy this now!!!
Well worth reading May 24, 2001
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I read Wyatt Earp's Tombstone Vendetta for the first time--and enjoyed it--shortly after I became interested in Tombstone, Arizona and the people who lived there in the early 1880s. I read it for the second time after I had become much more familiar with the history of the town and the story of Wyatt Earp, and I enjoyed it much more. The more knowledge one has about Tombstone and its "players," the more they will come to life in a reading of this book.
Comment on this book as "Juvenile Literature" October 23, 1999
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
Due to a degree of personal experience with the production of this book by a basically amateur publisher (at that time) I took particular notice of the review that commented that the book was "aptly categorized" as juvenile literature. This category, of course, is not applied by the copyright office, but by the publisher. In this case, his secretary assumed that this would rope in even kids in order to sell more books.
While the writing is so clear that most kids could understand almost any passage, this is definitely a mature presentation. Also, in my opinion, the best ever written. As for errors of fact, the facts in this case, and there must be some, are so controversial it would be hard to get a consensus about any assertion that aspired to be a fact. What are presented here as facts are presented so credibly that this book rates higher as factual than any I have seen in the Earp field.
It appears more likely that criticisms of this book, which were so heavy when it was first issued were by adversarial Earp researchers who have since gone down the road suggested by this major inquiry and discovered that perhaps the signs were all pointing in the right direction to begin with.
And one must never overlook motivations of jealousy among competing writers. This book has been saluted as a classic of the writers art by a good number of professinal writers with no ax to grind. Try it out. So many have commented that this book transports the reader into the time and place. This is probably since the author is both a novelist and a great researcher, old enough to have rubbed elbows with the participants and their contemporaries.
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