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Deadly Dozen.


Deadly Dozen

Robert K. DeArment

University of Oklahoma Press The University of Oklahoma Press is the publishing arm of the University of Oklahoma. It has been in operation for over seventy-five years, and was the first university press established in the American Southwest.  

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Because of the movies and television shows, when it comes to gunslingers on either side of the law, we all know of the "headline stars" of the American frontier such as Wyatt Earp The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking.

Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp
, Bill the Kid, and Doc Holliday
See Doc Holliday (band) for the US Southern Rock band. For the Major League Baseball pitcher of the Toronto Blue Jays nicknamed "Doc" Halladay, see Roy Halladay.
John Henry "Doc" Holliday
. What western history expert Robert K. DeArment has done in Deadly Dozen: Twelve Forgotten Gunfighters Of The Old West is to present the lives and deeds of twelve gunman who were important in their day, but never had the enduring notoriety NOTORIETY, evidence. That which is generally known.
     2. This notoriety is of fact or of law. In general, the notoriety of a fact is not sufficient to found a judgment or to rely on its truth; 1 Ohio Rep.
 of their more famous colleagues, competitors, and contemporaries. Here are the stories of John Bull, Pat Desmond, Mart Duggan, Milt Yarberry, Dan Tucker, George Goodell, Bill Standifer, Charley Perry, Barney Riggs, Dan Bogan, Dave Kemp, and Jeff Kidder. DeArment's informed and informative text is enhanced with illustrations, and an "Afterword af·ter·word  
n.
See epilogue.
", along with notes, a bibliography, and an index. Deadly Dozen is a real treat for American frontier history buffs and a very highly recommended addition to personal, community, and academic library American Western History reference collections.
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Title Annotation:Deadly Dozen: Twelve Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West
Author:Buhle, Willis M.
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Date:Oct 1, 2005
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