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DEDICATION
To my wife, Almudena, and my son, Julián.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Numerous researchers helped with the preparation of this book. I would like to thank the staff at the Arizona Historical Society and the Arizona State Library Archives for help in digging up photos, and author David Lee Summers for some up-to-date images and insights into Tombstone. All photos credited (LoC) are courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
AUTHOR’S NOTE
As anyone working in law enforcement will attest, most people make terrible witnesses. The events in Tombstone were recorded in numerous letters, diaries, newspaper reports, and official documents. It seems that everyone who was there – and many who weren’t – wanted to tell their part in the drama and support their personal opinion. Then as now, newspaper reporters were not averse to making things up in order to add zest to a story or to fill in the blanks. Thus the accounts of the events in and around Tombstone are often contradictory. Also, the history of Tombstone has been plagued by careless or biased writers who muddled facts or made up events. In this book we have chosen the majority opinions and assembled a consistent narrative from them. Important variants are also mentioned. Those interested in the many other twists to this tale are referred to the Bibliography.
ARTIST’S NOTE
Readers may care to note that the original paintings from which the color plates on pages 28–29 and 70–71 of this book were prepared are available for private sale. All reproduction copyright whatsoever is retained by the Publishers. All inquiries should be addressed to:
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EDITOR’S NOTE
For ease of comparison please refer to the following conversion table:
1 mile = 1.6km
1yd = 0.9m
1ft = 0.3m
1in. = 2.54cm/25.4mm
1 gallon (U.S.) = 3.8 liters
1 ton (U.S.) = 0.9 metric tons
1lb = 0.45kg