The Notorious Luke Short
Jack Demattos
ISBN 10: 1574415948 ISBN 13: 9781574415940
Published by MP-TAM Texas AandM University, 2015
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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 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.
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Title: The Notorious Luke Short
Publisher: MP-TAM Texas AandM University
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: HRD
Condition: New