Man on the run starring wyatt earp, pencils by charles nicholas, inks by vince alascia. After that, lake went to hollywood, consulting a variety of films and tv westernsmost of which were about wyatt earp. Unlucky strike starring wyatt earp, pencils by charles nicholas, inks by vince alascia. The picture on the jacket is a careful reproduction of the famous fight in the o. The halfhour, blackandwhite program aired for six seasons 229 episodes on abc from 1955 to 1961, with hugh o. This copy has belly spelled correctly on page 54correcting a misspelling in the first printing of the first edition. With his brothers morgan and virgil, and sidekick doc holliday, wyatt earp brought law and order to the frontier outposts of wichita, dodge city, and tombstone. Earp was the fourth of eight children born to nicholas earp and his second wife, virginia ann cooksey. Gift from the best man starring wyatt earp, art by rocco rocke mastroserio. The most famous account appears in stuart lakes wyatt earp. Lakes wyatt earp, frontier marshal 1931, written with earps collaboration, established the rather fictionalized portrait of a fearless lawman. Wyatt earp frontier marshal 1956 charlton comic books. His history is sometimes wrong, but his connection with wyatt earp was never off.
Wyatt s best friend chacul robs the bank to get even with the crooked banker. Frontier marshal is a 1939 western film directed by allan dwan and starring randolph scott as wyatt earp. Today, ben thompsons name is remembered only by a handful of old west history buffs, but in his day, ben was far better known on the frontier than wyatt earp. She said it was an unauthorized portrayal of wyatt earp. Lake, was published in 1931 and became a bestseller, establishing earp as a.
Wyatt berry stapp earp march 19, 1848 january, 1929 was a deputy u. Author of wyatt earp trilogy to sign book in athens news. Lake and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lakes wyatt earp, frontier marshal 1931, written with earp s collaboration, established the rather fictionalized portrait of a fearless lawman. Wyatt earp was the greatest gunfighting marshal of the old west, and in. Lake described in his bestselling but largely fictionalized 1931 biography, wyatt earp. Wyatt earp, frontier marshall hardcover 1931 by stuart n. Lake 1931 1st edition, inscribed and signed by the author. Wyatt earp frontier marshal comic books all regular issues are out of stock. The book credited with the elevation of earp to his status as a hero of the american west, criticized by some for ignoring less glorious portions of earps life and career. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
Apr 14, 2017 stuart lake is best known for writing wyatt earp. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Earp agrees to become marshal and establish order in tombstone in this very romanticized version of the gunfight at the o. Frontier marshal is a 1934 american precode western film directed by lewis seiler and starring george obrien. Wyatt earp frontier marshal charlton comic book plus. Aug 10, 2016 this alleged arrest has driven researchers batty for decades. In time his activities brought him into conflict with wyatts widow, who wasnt too successful in curbing him, managing at least to get the title changed from wyatt earp, gunfighter to the now wellknown wyatt earp, frontier marshal. Wyatt earp frontier marshal download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. No man could have a more loyal friend than wyatt earp might be, nor a more dangerous enemy. Unlike most legendary lawmen of the american west, earp was relatively unknown until stuart n.
Maverick marshal starring wyatt earp, pencils by charles nicholas, inks by vince alascia. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Stuart lake was the first biographer of wyatt earp, and wrote this 1931 book with the participation of his subject, who lived until 1929. The series is loosely based on the life of frontier marshal wyatt earp. Stuart lake wyatt earp frontier marshal 1st edition 1931. Stuart lake was in dodge city in 1929 and covered the first pioneer reunionthe last round upfor the saturday evening post magazine. Depression america, in an era of dillinger, al capone and bonnie and clyde, ate up the story of a tough lawman taking the law into his own hands and gunning down the bad guys. The miracle at drovers pass starring the range busters, pencils by bill molno, inks by vince alascia. Wyatt earp, frontier marshal arrives for auction in. Apr 02, 20 in june 1931, stuart lakes wyatt earp, frontier marshal was finally published. Frontier marshal, the first biography not exactly accurate of earp. According to lake, the dime novelist ned buntline commissioned the production of five buntline specials.
Lake s enormously popular but largely fictitious biography of wyatt earp, wyatt earp. The first major earp biography, wyatt earp, frontier marshal by stuart n. With his brothers morgan and virgil, and sidekick doc holliday, wyatt earp brought law and order to frontier outposts of wichita, dodge city and tombstone. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Houghton mifflin company, boston and new york, 1931. Wyatt earp frontier marshal biography meets fantasy and. Published july 1st 1994 by pocket books first published january 1st 1931. Author of wyatt earp trilogy to sign book in athens news athens. This was a fortunate change since the catchy title was sales gold. An authorized biography of the legendary marshal describes the old west exploits and law enforcement career of wyatt earp, his brothers morgan and virgil, and his.
An authorized biography of the legendary marshal describes the old west exploit. Wyatt earp was the greatest gunfighting marshal of the old west, and in his time he was branded both a heroand a killer. Ramon adams in his bibliographies notes that this biography includes many inaccuracies and misrepresentations of. Published by houghton mifflin company, boston, ma, 1931. Journal of american history, volume 21, issue 1, june 1934, pages 103104. In time his activities brought him into conflict with wyatt s widow, who wasnt too successful in curbing him, managing at least to get the title changed from wyatt earp, gunfighter to the now wellknown wyatt earp, frontier marshal. Stuart n lake an authorized biography of the legendary marshal describes the old west exploits and law enforcement career of wyatt earp, his brothers morgan and virgil, and his sidekick, doc holliday. Frontier marshal in 1931, two years after earp died. When the first episode of the life and legend of wyatt earp aired on abc on september 6, 1955, it retold lakes version of the ben thompson incident. As you might expect, these armed encounters with cattle rustlers. Lake is the book that made earp the legend that he is today. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
With his brothers morgan and virgil, and sidekick doc holliday, wyatt earp. Being that stuart lake was the only person to be given the first hand account of his life by wyatt earp in the late 1920s makes this book a true account of what actually happened during wyatts life as a lawman. Wyatt earp was the greatest gunfighting marshal of the old west, and in his time he was branded both a hero and a killer. It was the first biography of earp, supposedly written with his contributions. Marshal, deputy sheriff, and deputy town marshal in the old west. But theres nothing wrong with frontier marshal and it can stand on its own. Gwandanaland comics is bringing his complete charlton series, for the first time in generations.
With his books publication in 1931, lakes true belief in the wyatt earp he knew started an old west revival that created decades of western books, movies and television. First published in 1931, this popular book made frontier days come to life for. Wyatt earp simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lake 1994, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. He was nearly 81, a ripe old age for one who engaged in so many gunfights. Frontier marshal by stuart n lake, doug grad editor online at alibris. Short time marshal starring wyatt earp, art by dick giordano. Frontier marshal 1931 was a bestselling but largely fictional biography of wyatt earp written by stuart n. Ramon adams in his bibliographies notes that this biography includes many inaccuracies and misrepresentations of wyatt earp, the author doing all that he can to glorify w.
Mar 20, 2015 wyatt earp, frontier marshal by stuart n. Wyatt earp enjoyed many great comic book series, including a very long run in wyatt earp. The book has a red cloth cover with black lettering and is in good condition, with some damp staining and edge. Lake portrayed earp as a western superhero who singlehandedly cleaned up a town full of cowboy criminals. Wyatt earp frontier marshalby stuart lakefirst edition published by houghton mifflin 1931.
Estleman 1931 july 1994 the only authorized biography of the legendary man who inspired two of this years biggest movie events. Wyatt earp frontier marshal by lake stuart abebooks. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Feb 19, 2020 when mark warren was just a youngster, he found stuart lakes book wyatt earp.
Wyatt earp frontier marshal by stuart lake, first edition. Lakes book was the source for the first film about wyatt earp, frontier marshal, produced by sol m. Published in 1931, wyatt earp frontier marshal, an informal biography, benefits from actual interviews granted the author by the legendary lawman. It has since been determined that wyatt earp, frontier marshal has inaccuracies, but the value of having input from wyatt earp himself, as well as some of his contemporaries, cannot be overestimated. We have 61 books to download or read online the latest is wyatt earp frontier marshal 67. Wyatt earp, legendary frontiersman of the american west who was. When mark warren was just a youngster, he found stuart lakes book wyatt earp. Frontier marshal later found to be largely fictionalized. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 first edition with your subscription.
First published in 1931, this being the third printing of 1955 edition of stuart n. Two weeks later came the clint walker western cheyenne. In tombstone, arizona territory, earp took part in the gunfight at near the o. The life and legend of wyatt earp is the first western television series written for adults, premiering four days before gunsmoke on september 6, 1955. Corral in the public consciousness and conveyed a mythic story about wyatt earp as a fearless lawman in the. Wyatt earp, frontier marshal 1994 edition open library. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. From just a few dollars for a paperback version in good condition, like i purchased. That one got the john ford treatment and went into greater depth as far as character development goes.
First off, since it is an action western it had a better lead actor in stalwart randolph scott henry fonda was a more cerebral actor and not really a twofisted type. Corral this book is a good biography of the famous early day lawman in western united. The colt buntline special is a longbarreled variant of the colt single action army revolver, which stuart n. Frontier marshall author lake, stuart n illustrator nick eggenhofer formatbinding hardcover book condition used very good jacket condition good quantity available 1 edition 1st edition, 2nd printing binding hardcover publisher houghton mifflin place of publication boston, ma date published 1931 pages 392 size 8vo over 7.
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