Dodge City Quotes

“Whether on the scaffold high, Or in the battle’s van, The fittest place for man to die Is when he dies for man.”
― Tom Clavin, Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

“In March 1872, he turned 24. He was already a widower, and a fellow who had had repeated brushes with the law. He had no home and no real prospects, and, writes Sherry Monahan, he apparently continued his downward spiral into the depths of depravity. Wyatt was a lonely man touched by tragedy who was reluctant or unable to make friends and to let anyone get close to him. It would have been very easy for him to fall in with the wrong crowd and repeat the ill-advised horse stealing escapade, or worse. Instead, Wyatt went to Wichita and found redemption.”
― Tom Clavin, Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

“When the hunters, many of them retaining the foul odors and wretched stains of their gory work, were in town, they wanted whiskey and women. Good manners would only result in them having to wait longer for both.”
― Tom Clavin, Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

“Already, rumors had reached a fever pitch, that ruthless men including Dirty Sock Jack, Cold Chuck Johnny, Black Jack Bill, Dynamite Sam, Rowdy Joe, and Shotgun Collins had flocked to Dodge City when Bat and Wyatt had sent out a call to arms.”
― Tom Clavin, Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West

“Wyatt didn’t necessarily aim to be a saint in Dodge City, but being less of a sinner could be a more satisfying life. There”
― Tom Clavin, Dodge City: Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West