Tombstone

by Eppinga, Jane

• ISBN13: 9780738520964
• ISBN10: 0738520969
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

Tombstone sits less than 100 miles from the Mexico border in the middle of the picturesque Arizona desert and also squarely at the heart of America's Old West. Silver was discovered nearby in 1878, and with that strike, Tombstone was created. It soon grew to be a town of over 10,000 of the most infamous outlaws, cowboys, lawmen, prostitutes, and varmints the Wild West has ever seen. The gunfight at the O.K. Corral made Wyatt Earp and John Henry "Doc" Holliday legendary and secured Tombstone's reputation as "The Town Too Tough to Die." In this volume, more than 200 striking images and informative captions tell the stories of the heroes and villains of Tombstone, the saloons and brothels they visited, the movies they inspired, and Boot Hill, the well-known cemetery where many were buried.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(2)
Fort Huachuca and the Apaches	9	(10)
The Discovery of Silver	19	(10)
The Growth of Tombstone	29	(16)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	45	(16)
Tombstone's Entertainment Tonight	61	(18)
The Law and the Outlaw	79	(14)
Tombstone's Boothill Cemetery	93	(10)
Helldorado	103	(14)
Tombstone and the Movies	117	(8)
Let's Visit Tombstone	125