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I Married Wyatt Earp: The Recollections of Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp

"I Married Wyatt Earpwill not be the last word on the subject, but it ranks at the top or very near the top of the importatnt books on the Tombstone story and probably the best on the key figure of Wyatt."—Arizona Highways"For anyone remotely interested in this era and the events that punctuated it, this book is an invaluable source."—Remark"A sympathetic recollection of life with Wyatt Earp which reveals as much about "Josie" as Wyatt."—The Journal of San Diego History

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 277 pages

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