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Tombstone (Images of America: Arizona)

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Jane Eppinga tackles Tombstone in the Images of America series and comes up with a visually pleasing but factually inaccurate endeavor.

Eppinga delves into Tombstone's early days, both related and non-related to the OK Corral gunfight, most notably giving a nod to Fort Huachuca and it's importance to southern Arizona.

In the OK Corral section, she makes several errors: she refers to Bat Masterson as "Pat"; she states that Virgil Earp was ambushed 2 weeks after the OK Corral gunfight (it was about 2 months); that Morgan Earp's wife Louisa accompanied his casket back to California (she was in California when Morgan was murdered and remained there until his body arrived); that during the OK Corral shootout, Frank McLaury wounded Virgil Earp in the arm, "leaving it useless for life" (Virgil suffered a calf wound at the OK Corral...the crippling of his arm happened during the above-mentioned ambush); that Judge Wells Spicer drowned in 1881 (Spicer disappeared in 1887...most believed it was suicide).

The book is worth buying just for the photos (though she skimps in some spots by using photos that are far lower quality than the same photos in other books), but the buyer is warned regarding the shoddy fact checking.

As a freelance historical research photographer, I thoroughly enjoyed the written and photographic aspects of this book. This book on Tombstone has been very well researched and provides the reader with the necessary information without becoming a college textbook. It also provides the reader with numerous photos to accompany the written information. It is a nice addition to my 19th century collection of books.

I bought this book and had it sent to my Mother as a gift! She said when she opened it and started to read it. Did not put it down until finished! She said she loved the book! I can't wait for her to send it to me know!!

Too often history is presented as simply names and dates. What makes this book so interesting is seeing the pictures with the names. It's so nice to have a visual reference, and seeing images of the actual people made them more real and gave me a sense of their personalities. Well done!

At first I was reluctant to buy this book because most books have the same picture of the same things and the same people. This book had pictures of everything from buildings to people. The author includes a brief description for each photo and it was really enjoyable to read. However, if you are a history buff most of the descriptions/stories are nothing new.

Overall, good book and great pictures.

I purchased this for a Christmas gift, and it was in excellent shape when I received it.