THE MCLAURYS IN TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA: An O.K. Corral Obituary
Denton, Texas: University of North Texas Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Paul Lee Johnson on the title page. "Paul Lee Johnson’s more nuanced approach to the O.K. Corral drama presents a far more complicated picture of the McLaury brothers. The author has painstakingly pieced together the McLaurys’ backstory through secondary works and primary sources that include newspaper articles, private letters, unpublished manuscripts, public records, and interviews with McLaury descendants. Johnson shows that Frank and Tom were not the black-hearted desperados that history has made them out to be. In many ways, they were just like other settlers who headed West hoping for a better life" (New Mexico Historical Review). Number 12 in the A.C. Greene Series. Octavo: xv, [1, blank], 380 pp. with 27 illustrations and 4 maps. Original brown cloth binding, with gilt-stamped titling. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Fine / Fine. Item #80337
ISBN: 9781574414509
Price: $40.00