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The Wild West Extravaganza

Wyatt Earp In His Own Words

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8667 Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Today we hear from the legendary Wyatt Earp, in his own words, as he dispenses sage advice on the art of gunfighting. We’ll also examine the legitimacy of these statements. The passages quoted are from Stuart Lake's biography Wyatt Earp Frontier Marshal, a work deemed by historians as mostly fiction. Examine Lake's admission of embellishment and invention and consider the impact of his storytelling on Wyatt Earp's legacy. Share your thoughts on the authenticity of Earp's wisdom and the influence of Hollywood adaptations on his iconic status. Regardless of fact or fiction, I certainly acknowledge Stuart Lake for contributing captivating narratives that have entertained generations!   Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/   Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/   Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest   Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/   Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.supercast.com/   Merchandise! https://www.teepublic.com/user/wild-west-extravaganza   Book Recommendations! https://www.amazon.com/shop/wildwestextravaganza/list/YEHGNY7KFAU7?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Those old timers took the gunplay seriously, which was natural under the conditions in which

0:35.3

they lived. Shooting to them was considerably more than

0:38.8

aiming at a mark and pulling a trigger. Models of weapons, methods of wearing them, means of getting

0:44.3

them into action and operating them, all to the one end of combining high speed with absolute

0:49.6

accuracy contributed to the frontiersman's shooting skill. The sought-after degree of proficiency was that

0:56.4

which could turn the most effective account the split second between life and death. Hours upon

1:02.2

hours of practice and wide experience and actualities supported their arguments over style.

1:08.7

The most important lesson I learned from those proficient gunfighters

1:12.0

was the winner of a gunplay usually was the man who took his time. The second was that, if I

1:17.8

hope to live long on the frontier, I would shun flashy trick-shooting, grandstand play, as I would

1:23.6

poison. Later, as a peace officer, I was to fight some desperate battles against notorious

1:29.0

gunmen of the Old West, and Wander has been expressed that I came through them all unscathed.

1:35.0

Certain outlaws and their friends have said that I wore a steel vest under my shirt. There have been

1:39.9

times when I'd have welcomed such a garment, but I never saw one in my life outside of a museum,

1:45.4

and I very much doubt that any other frontiersman has either. Luck was with me in my gunfights,

1:51.1

of course. So were the lessons learned in Market Square during the summer of 71. Jack Gallagher's

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