Tombstone: An Iliad of the Southwest
Walter Noble Burns
Read by DaleBarkley
First published in 1927, "Tombstone" defined the legend of lawman-gunfighter Wyatt Earp. A mixture of fact and fiction, Walter Noble Burns's portrayal of Earp has profoundly influenced subsequent generations of historians, novelists, and screen writers. But Burns' book covers much more of Tombstone Arizona's history than just the Earp brothers, introducing the reader to such colorful characters as Curly Bill, John Slaughter, Indian Charlie, Coyote Smith, and John Ringo. This important book was the result of careful research and interviews of old-timers who knew Tombstone in its roaring days. - Summary by Dale Barkley (10 hr 25 min)
Chapters
Sources | 3:59 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Hills of Silver | 42:46 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Red Lights and Altar Candles | 31:12 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Glad Hand and Trigger Finger | 31:38 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Wyatt Earp Plays a Lone Hand | 19:06 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Curly Bill | 32:39 | Read by DaleBarkley |
The Affair of Skeleton Cañon | 20:25 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Billy Breakenridge Makes Good | 24:43 | Read by DaleBarkley |
The Old Man with a Beard | 18:56 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Ringo | 18:52 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Russian Bill's Little Drama | 30:07 | Read by DaleBarkley |
On the Benson Road | 22:25 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Flashes of Storm | 32:24 | Read by DaleBarkley |
The Show-down | 30:34 | Read by DaleBarkley |
The Red Road of Vengeance | 33:47 | Read by DaleBarkley |
The Out Trail | 32:25 | Read by DaleBarkley |
John Ringo Cashes In | 29:04 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Buried Treasure | 25:59 | Read by DaleBarkley |
The Honeymoon Cattle Drive | 34:38 | Read by DaleBarkley |
The Round Table's Last Knight | 37:36 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Patchy | 27:39 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Hands Up! | 27:18 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Sunshine and Peace | 17:32 | Read by DaleBarkley |
Reviews
Every one knows about the shoot-out at the OK Corral. . .
MHW
but anyone who reads this will actually understand it. I got this to listen to on a car trip to Southern Arizona, not necessarily expecting very much. But after two chapters, I was amazed that it is not still in print. It is flat-out excellent. Begins with a brief account of the founding of Tombstone, and proceeds through the (lengthy) chain of events leading up to the gunfight, and tells about the later careers of the survivors. And it treats them quite even-handedly. The writing style has a bit of Old West picturesqueness, but is not at all dated. The narration is as good as any commercial audio books, and the narrator is well suited to the material.
Woodwose
Excellent reading, brings to life, and death, many familiar and unfamiliar Tombstone characters. Thank you