{"product_id":"9781250190727","title":"Dodge City : Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and the Wickedest Town in the American West","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDodge City\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tom Clavin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling story of the taming of the depraved and criminal Wild West.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TRUE STORY OF HOW TWO GUNFIGHTERS BROUGHT LAW AND ORDER TO DODGE CITY, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe most depraved and criminal town in the nation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDodge City, Kansas, is a place of legend. The town that started as a small military site exploded with the coming of the railroad—its streets were lined with saloons and brothels, its populace thick with gunmen, horse thieves, and desperadoes of every sort. By the 1870s, Dodge City was known as the most violent and turbulent town in the United States—until Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, two young and largely self-trained lawmen, led the effort that established frontier justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis larger-than-life account of Wyatt and Bat’s adventures throughout the West—and the characters they encountered along the way (including Wild Bill Hickock, Jesse James, Doc Holliday, Buffalo Bill Cody, John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid, and Theodore Roosevelt)—offers an “absorbing…fun and revealing” (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal) \u003c\/i\u003elook at a wildly entertaining chapter in American history that no reader will soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Two of the most fabled lawmen of the American West’s fascinating careers are brought to life in Tom Clavin’s \u003ci\u003eDodge City\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Absorbing. . . . Fun and revealing all the way through. . . . Mr. Clavin gives Earp his due, but one of the virtues of his book is the welcome light it shines on its other protagonist, Bat Masterson, who comes across as much more interesting, human and fun.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Two of the most fabled lawmen of the American West's fascinating careers are brought to life in Tom Clavin’s \u003ci\u003eDodge City\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A dramatic history of the West and the late 19th century that focuses on Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson who were fast friends.\" —Bill O'Reilly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thorough, compelling and entertaining. . . . Clavin sprinkles in fascinating tidbits about life and culture in the Old West. . . . In \u003ci\u003eDodge City\u003c\/i\u003e, Clavin vividly re-creates a time, a town and an era that it seems incomprehensible occurred less than 150 years ago. In it, he provides a reality check to the countless books, TV shows and movies about the Old West.\" —\u003ci\u003eHouston Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rip-snorting good reading\" —\u003ci\u003eFt. Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Clavin tells a lively tale that’s both entertaining and informative, with plenty of action and little-known information to keep a reader around. . . . Fans of Western U.S. history or lovers of Larry McMurtry novels should covet this book; it’s everything you want it to be.\" —\u003ci\u003eLaCrosse Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Offers a sweeping and often riveting account of the personalities and exploits of both men whose paths repeatedly crossed as the post-Civil War frontier moved westward. . . . This is an enjoyable saga that will appeal to both Western aficionados and general readers.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clavin’s book brims with a colorful collection of real outlaws, sex workers, gamblers, and chorus dancers whose personalities, deeds, and even nicknames help readers understand why the Western legend entranced the nation in the first place. To know the history of Dodge City is to understand how the West was won, and this history is often just as captivating and strange as the legends that have supplanted it.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An extraordinary account of the iconic Wild West town of Dodge City, KS. . . .  Clavin brings true personality to a severe Earp and the affable but steady-nerved Masterson during their roles in taming the wildest excesses of the Western frontier.\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The author paints a lively portrait of the town and its denizens, particularly those well-known enforcers. Along the way, he reveals a few lesser-known aspects of their characters . . . . A must-have for buffs.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Tales of the Old West seem to improve with age. . . . [Clavin] brings into sharp focus stories that long ago acquired the sepia tone of antiquity. . . . Clavin’s storytelling skills shine as he chronicles the personal histories of the now-mythical pair, tracing the years of their reign in the West and providing an intriguing look at their comradeship. . . . Clavin’s bold narrative of life in a nation still coming of age provides a shot of good old-fashioned escapism. . . . [A] rip-roarin’ read.\" —\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tom Clavin's \u003ci\u003eDodge City \u003c\/i\u003eis a lesson in historical reporting, exhaustively researched and enthusiastically written with all the page-turning drive of a modern thriller. He's swept aside a century of cheesy myth to excavate the far more fascinating reality that lay beneath. In his hands, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, James Butler Hickok, and that salty perennial Doc Holliday rise from their graves to strut across a raw frontier smelling of fresh-sawn pine, buffalo guts, and human blood.\" —Loren D. Estleman, author of \u003ci\u003eCape Hell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tom Clavin has produced a sharp picture of the brief but vivid culture of the 19th century cattle towns.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eLarry McMurtry, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLonesome Dove\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComanche Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I loved Clavin’s \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Everything That Is\u003c\/i\u003e, so I already knew I was in the hands of a gifted storyteller with his new history of the American West. But, wow! \u003ci\u003eDodge City\u003c\/i\u003e crackles from the start. Replete with rich characters and a narrative that’s faster than Bat Masterson, Clavin has surpassed even himself.\" —Neal Bascomb, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Fortress\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHunting Eichmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a time when understanding America's real frontier past has never been more crucial, Tom Clavin's \u003ci\u003eDodge City\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through popular mythology and offers both clarity and fine entertainment - in other words, it's a book that anyone interested in Western history needs to read.\" —Jeff Guinn, author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gunfight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year (2017)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250190727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40683267719374,"sku":"9781250190727","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a43b4ed1-e28c-42ee-8ae6-65337b6a0138.jpg?v=1640146681","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250190727","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}