Wyat Earp in San Diego: Life After Tombstone

by Garner A. Palenske

Historian Garner A. Palenske explores the adventures of the post-Tombstone Wyatt Earp, a man haunted by his violent past who focuses on making money, not law enforcement. Four years after the killings in Arizona, Earp and his wife moved to San Diego, California, a wide-open town with unlimited opportunities. The Earps were not alone; many of the sporting crowd from tombstone also traveled to San Diego to continue their boom-town ways. Wyatt and his tombstone allies controlled the gambling operations in San Diego through alliances with high-ranking city officials. Although no longer a lawman, Earp was still the quintessential frontier alpha male, ready to use violence when needed. Fortunately, while in San Diego it was of the non-deadly variety. In Wyatt Earp in San Life after Tombstone, Palenske tells the real story of Wyatt Earp's time in San Diego. It is a story that has never been told before.

204 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fairly well-written work details the life of the Earps after leaving Tombstone, AZ. This book is full of facts little known to many who study the wild west or Wyatt Earp. The author paints a vivid picture as Wyatt Earp as a businessman and capitalist who made his financial gains both legally and illegally. Interesting read and recommended to those with an affinity to western historical figures.