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I Married Wyatt Earp

Literary hoax memoir

The 1976 book I Married Wyatt Earp was published as an authentic, personal memoir of his widow Josephine Earp, but after 23 years as a best-selling non-fiction book, was described as a fraud, creative exercise, and a hoax. Originally published by the respected University of Arizona Press, it is the second best-selling book about westernDeputy U.S. MarshalWyatt Earp ever sold. It was regarded for many years as a factual account that shed considerable light on the life of Wyatt Earp and his brothers in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. It was cited in scholarly works, assigned as classroom work, and used as a source by filmmakers. The book's author, amateur Earp historian Glenn Boyer, said that the retouched image on the cover of a scantily-clad woman was of Josephine in her 20s, and based on his statements, copies of the image were later sold at auction for up to $2,875.

Boyer had a long-term relationship with members of the Earp family. He claimed that he used two manuscripts written by Josephine Earp as the basis for the memoir. The

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Wyatt Earp

American lawman (1848–1929)

For other uses, see Wyatt Earp (disambiguation).

Wyatt Earp

Earp at about age 39[1]: 104 

Born

Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp


(1848-03-19)March 19, 1848

Monmouth, Illinois, U.S.

DiedJanuary 13, 1929(1929-01-13) (aged 80)

Los Angeles, California

Resting placeHills of Eternity Memorial Park, Colma, California
37°40′33″N122°27′12.1″W / 37.67583°N 122.453361°W / 37.67583; -122.453361 (Wyatt and Josephine Earp's Gravesite)
Occupation(s)Lawman, buffalo hunter, saloon keeper, miner, brothel keeper, boxing referee
Years active1865–1898
Known forGunfight at the O.K. Corral; Fitzsimmons vs. Sharkey boxing match decision
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) at age 30
Opponents
Spouses

  • Urilla Sutherland

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    (m. 1870; died 1870)​

  • Sally Heckell

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    (1872⁠–⁠1872)​
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  • Mattie Blaylock

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    Wyatt Earp remains one of the most famous figures in the history of the American West. A lawman and a gambler, his life was immortalized in legend, with fact and fiction inextricably woven together. Earp had two famous clashes with other Western legends. The first was Johnny Behan, the sheriff of Tombstone, Arizona, who would later pursue Earp after the latter’s infamous Vendetta Ride against the participants of the shootout at the OK Corral. The second – and most famous – was Doc Holliday,  the renowned gambler, gunfighter, frontier dentist, and friend, with whom Earp split.

    Yet the connecting thread between Earp and the two men from whom he later parted ways has not been discussed much in scholarship on Earp: a Jewish woman from New York named Josephine Marcus. Like Wyatt Earp, fact and fiction are difficult to separate when it comes to understanding the life of the woman who would become his wife. On both counts, this largely is due to Josephine’s attempts to guard the Earps’ legacy. What follows is a brief sketch of her life based on verifiable facts.

    Josephine Marcus was bo

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