Ride the Devil's Herd

Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang

De: John Boessenecker

Narrado por: Stephen Graybill

The little-known story of how a young Wyatt Earp, aided by his brothers, defeated the Cowboys, the Old West’s biggest outlaw gang.

Wyatt Earp is regarded as the most famous lawman of the Old West, best known for his role in the Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. But the story of his two-year war with a band of outlaws known as the Cowboys has never been told in full.

The Cowboys were the largest outlaw gang in the history of the American West. After battles with the law in Texas and New Mexico, they shifted their operations to Arizona. There, led by Curly Bill Brocius, they ruled the border, robbing, rustling, smuggling, and killing with impunity until they made the fatal mistake of tangling with the Earp brothers.

Drawing on groundbreaking research into territorial and federal government records, John Boessenecker’s Ride the Devil’s Herd reveals a time and place in which homicide rates were 50 times higher than those today. The story still bears surprising relevance for contemporary America, involving hot-button issues such as gang violence, border security, unlawful immigration, the dangers of political propagandists parading as journalists, and the prosecution of police officers for carrying out their official duties. Wyatt Earp saw it all in Tombstone.

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©2020 John Boessenecker (P)2020 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

Enlightened

Impressive.
Especially the warning at the end, confirming the old saw about those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Super Concise, Fair Treatment!

This book was incredible. The author covered all of his bases, and told a very complicated story in as fair of a way as I can imagine. I’ll recommend this title to anyone interested in the subject.
Also, great narrator

thumbs up

great book. it puts you right into the actual gunfight's. very pleased. If you're into western history this book will put you there.

They don't make men like these anymore....

I was hooked from the get go... What a time and way of life all of the people in this book endured. How far we have fallen in some respects and how far we've come in others...

A great listen for anyone..

Solid historical, well researched

The Earps were a lot of things. This book doesn’t sugar coat any of it.

Long but good

A little long, but it's a great, easy listen that I found fun to listen to bit by bit over a couple of months.

Fascinating……

This book filled in a whole lot of blanks for me. If you’re interested in forming your own opinion of this story…. There is a whole lot of valuable perspective here. Enjoyed it greatly.

amazing book, outstanding author.

this book tells it all... the good, the bad, the controversial. I highly recommend it. it's a good source on the Earps and their history.

The true story of Wyatt Earp and the Arizona Cowboys

Well researched and written. It is interesting to see how the movies Wyatt Earp & Tombstone differ from the truth.
I love western history and found the book very interesting. I have a different view and yet respect for Wyatt and his brothers. They were men of their times living on a lawless frontier.

Fascinating

Mr. Boessenecker has outdone himself again. After his masterpiece on Frank Hamer, I was really hoping this would compare. It did. He, once again, struck a fair balance of the heroic with all their warts. In doing so, he proves that true history, i.e. stories backed by facts and logic, is more interesting, entertaining and fascinating than the legend that has been passed down.
The only downside to listening is the narrator’s inexcusable mispronunciations of certain towns (along with my petty hang-up of the way he says “county”; which is repeated a hundred times over). You will not regret listening to/reading this book. Bravo!