Brothers of the Gun

Praise for Brothers of the Gun: “The gunfight at the OK Corral stands as one of the most iconic moments in the annals of the West, and participants Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday have become legendary figures. In Brothers of the Gun, renowned Western historian Mark Gardner has produced not only a riveting and nuanced portrayal of the enigmatic friendship between Earp and Holliday but also the clearest and most compelling account of the OK Corral yet written. Thanks to Gardner’s wonderful narrative skills and superb research, fact replaces legend in this essential Western work.” —Peter Cozzens, author of Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West ""Mark Lee Gardner has emerged as one of our leading western historians, and this crisply written, well-researched book only adds to his sterling reputation. Here is the story of the Damon and Pythias of the Old West—Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday—told from an entirely fresh perspective. Gardner brings history alive in a way few authors can—you can almost smell the gun smoke as he corrects long-held myths about the events surrounding these two frontier legends, Tombstone and the O.K. Corral —a must read that makes it clear why the West was Wild!"" —Paul Andrew Hutton, author of The Undiscovered Country ""These are familiar stories made fascinating and new with fresh insights, deft storytelling, and diligent, curated research. I loved it. Simply put: as a historian of the Old West, Mark Lee Gardner is without parallel."" —Ron Hansen, author of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ""[Brothers of the Gun] will be the hottest ticket in the West this holiday book-buying season."" —True West