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Do you think the Earps were acting as lawmen of sorts when they had their shoot out with the clantons or was this more of a gang war, a power struggle if you will. To me it seemed like a tug of war betweeen two factions trying to get control of the money that was flowing through Tombstone at that time. Kind of shoots down the Wyatt Earp honest lawman myth.
I think I jumped the gun and posted this in the wrong forum. I saw settlment of the west and went for it, sorry.
Hey no problem – I moved this to the correct category.You know, I still haven't seen Tombstone, even though the movie is at home near the TV. I've got to get around to watching it sometime soon.
It's probably the most accurate, certainly more so then Burt Lancasters and Kirk Doulgas's version (though it's still an awsome movie).
… all considered I think the History Channel special summed it up; when Doc thumbed back his Greener everyone thought one of the cowboys had cocked a pistol and all hell broke looses.Wally
When everyone is armed to the teeth and you can cut the tension with a knife it only takes one little thing.
The “lawmen” of the day were often as ruthless and cruel as the outlaws they chased…..which isn't a surprise I guess since it takes a certain type of man to chase after a man who kills or breaks the law for a living. 😀
The "lawmen" of the day were often as ruthless and cruel as the outlaws they chased.....which isn't a surprise I guess since it takes a certain type of man to chase after a man who kills or breaks the law for a living. 😀
Some had even ridden the outlaw trail themselves before becoming lawmen.
Do you think the Earps were acting as lawmen of sorts when they had their shoot out with the clantons or was this more of a gang war, a power struggle if you will. To me it seemed like a tug of war betweeen two factions trying to get control of the money that was flowing through Tombstone at that time. Kind of shoots down the Wyatt Earp honest lawman myth.
A power or gang war is the better fit.
If you get a chance, you should read the book “Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal” written by Stuart Lake in 1929 the year of Earp's death. Lake has some really good interviews with him and you get a point of view from Earp as he saw things during that time.
If you get a chance, you should read the book "Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal" written by Stuart Lake in 1929 the year of Earp's death. Lake has some really good interviews with him and you get a point of view from Earp as he saw things during that time.
I've read it; it's an enjoyable read. However, Lake hero-worshiped Earp. While the book is interesting--and perhaps provides a little insight into Earp's thought process--I don't think it's a balanced account of Earp's actions.
