Wyatt Earp and Coeur d'Alene gold!: Stampede to Idaho Territory

by Jerry Dolph

This book describes the travels of Wyatt Earp and his wife to Coeur d'Alene Idaho and life in the area at this time.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

262 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2003

Reviews

[Tania]

An interesting look at a part of Wyatt Earp's life that I wasn't familiar with, in a place I only recently visited. The book begins at the very beginning of Coeur D'Alene history - with the volcanoes and such - but luckily gets to the era of Wyatt Earp in quick fashion. It moves along chronologically - though jumps between characters in those times frequently. I thought it was easy enough to follow with all the headings and subtitles within the chapters. Some parts of it read as journal entries, others are more story like, but overall it was worthwhile to learn more about Wyatt Earp and his family, and the adventures they had outside of Kansas and Arizona. There is a recap of Wyatt's life including his time in Tombstone after the geological beginnings of Idaho and before the story of his time there.

The book includes captioned illustrations and a comprehensive index/bibliography.

[Corey]

a fun read.

[Debbie]

I never knew Wyatt Earp was a lawman in Idaho. Learned a lot about him and how he had wanderlust. He moved around. a lot.

[Denise]

I was heartily disappointed with this book. Although there is a great deal of interesting information here, there is also a great lack of consistency. The authors have a difficult time deciding if they want this to be a work of nonfiction or a work of historical fiction. I was also confused since it jumps around between characters in a semi-chronological fashion, but does not stay long with these characters who do not relate to one another for the most part. The writing style is not very good. However, for those interested in the history of the Silver Valley and surrounding regions in Idaho, they have packed a lot of good trivia.

[Mary Chambers]

I found this book very enjoyable. It seems to have been self-published with all the errors that go with that.