The Notorious Luke Short: Sporting Man of the Wild West (A.C. Greene Series): 16 - Hardcover

DeMattos, Jack; Parsons, Chuck

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1574415948 ISBN 13: 9781574415940

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Luke Short perfected his skills as a gambler in locations that included Leadville, Tombstone, Dodge City, and Fort Worth. In 1883, in what became known as the “Dodge City War,” he banded together with Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and others to protect his ownership interests in the Long Branch Saloon - an event commemorated by the famous “Dodge City Peace Commission” photograph.

During his lifetime, Luke Short became one of the best known sporting men in the United States, and one of the wealthiest. The irony is that Luke Short is best remembered for being the winning gunfighter in two of the most celebrated showdowns in Old West history: the shootout with Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona, and the showdown against Jim Courtright in Fort Worth, Texas. He would have hated that.

About this title

About the Author

Jack DeMattos is the author of six books on western gunfighters, including Mysterious Gunfighter: The Story of Dave Mather.

Chuck Parsons is the author of Captain John R. Hughes and The Sutton-Taylor Feud and coauthor of A Lawless Breed, a biography of John Wesley Hardin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574415948
• ISBN 13: 9781574415940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352