Why read The Last Gunfight?

Book cover of The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West

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A New York Times bestseller, Jeff Guinn’s definitive, myth-busting account of the most famous gunfight in American history reveals who Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the Clantons and McLaurys really were and what the shootout was all about—“the most thorough account of the gunfight and its circumstances ever published” (The…

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1 author picked The Last Gunfight as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Steve Hockensmith

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I’ve read a lot of books about famous outlaws and lawmen of the Old West. This might be the best.

It’s much more than a shot-by-shot reconstruction of a famous shootout. It’s a meticulous examination of individuals and communities in constant flux as the world changes around them. You don’t just get convincing warts-and-all portraits of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the other infamous players in and around Tombstone of the 1880s. You get a convincing warts-and-all portrait of Gilded Age America—one that, in many respects, still reflects America today.

From Steve's 3 favorite reads in 2023.