Wyatt Earp Tells of the Gunfight Near the O.K. Corral

Now find out what really happened at the infamous gunfight near the O.K. Corral--one of the largest shootouts in Wild West history . This comprehensive look at the shootout explains the causes of the gunfight, what happened during the fight, and the bloody vendetta that followed. The gunfight erupted when three of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday confronted a group of five rustlers who were waiting outside Doc's lodgings. Approximately thirty seconds and thirty gunshots later three rustlers were dead and three of the Earp party were wounded. Soon after, Morgan Earp was assassinated and Virgil Earp nearly so, launching Wyatt, Doc, and several friends on a vigilante vendetta hunting down and killing those responsible. All of this is surrounded by myth and legend. Here that is cleared away. Much of this story is in Wyatt's own historic words. Also included is a detailed analysis of the gunfight with shot-by-shot diagrams. While most of this information is covered in John Richard Stephens's book Wyatt Earp Speaks , there it is scattered throughout and takes some digging to extract. Here, the most important material is assembled in chronological order to provide a better understanding of what the fight was really all about. "Bullets were flying so fast that I could not keep track of them. Frank McLaury had given a yell when I shot him and made for the street with his hand over his stomach." --Wyatt Earp