Wyatt Earp Research Paper

Billy had ended up killing most of the group but was still looking for Sheriff Brady. On April 1, 1878 Billy got his wish. Billy and a group of five friends positioned themselves behind an adobe wall and waited for Brady and his posse to come into town. When they finally did Billy and his band of outlaws opened fire from their ambush and killed Brady and his posse. Even though Billy used great strategy to gain the upper hand on Brady he was regarded as a coward for the ambush and lost the support of the people who had supported him.

Corral gunfight, was when Billy was caught riding Wyatt’s stolen horse. Ike Clanton, born in 1847, was also involved in the O.K. Corral shootout. Ike’s involvement in the shootout started when “Doc” Holliday offered him $6000 in reward money to help find, or kill, the men involved in the “stage-coach murders”, and he declined. Then when Doc was accused of murder in Tombstone, Ike openly expressed his thoughts when Doc was found innocent. All these events led up to the famous gunfight. The date was October 26, 1881, 2:30 p.m., and the setting was a vacant lot officially known as lot number two, block 17, in Tombstone, Arizona (internet, #5). Nineteen year old Billy Clanton, thirty-four year old Ike Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury face Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp, along with Doc Holliday. The O.K. Corral Gunfight last 30 seconds, Frank McLaury was dead from a bullet wound to the stomach fired from Wyatt’s gun, Tom McLaury was dead from Doc Holliday’s shotgun, and Billy Clanton was dying from chest wounds (internet, #6). Ike Clanton escaped by running into Fly’s Photo Studio nearby. Billy was rushed into a nearby house screaming in pain. Dr. N. S. Gibberson shot Billy full of morphine to ease the pain. As crowds gathered around Billy’s bed, his last words were documented, “Drive the crowd away”(internet, #4). Jonas V. Brighton murdered Ike Clanton six years later on June 1, 1887 near Springerville,

In this essay I will be talking about the hero and the most important people in Oklahoma history. They are the ones who shaped the state it is today and made the state famous as it is now. I will be picking eight people from the list in this project. They were all blessed by God with their talents and they used it well. The eight people I will be talking about are the following; Jim Thorpe, Mickey Mantle, Paul Harvey, L. Gordon Cooper, Will Rogers, Shannon Lucid, Shannon Miller, and Owen K. Garriot. These are just a few people who not just made Oklahoma look great but U.S.A. look great.

A man named William H. Roberts claimed to be Billy the Kid about fifty years after Pat Garrett shot Billy in Fort Sumner. “His nickname is ‘Brushy Bill’ and had the look, the size, and eyes and even, according to those who knew the outlaw, the same laugh as Billy the Kid” (Jameson, 2007 p.1) Even though they provide this coincidal evidence, Roberts could not be Billy the Kid because he rode a stagecoach for Black Hills and throughout my research I could not find a place that states that Billy the Kid ever rode a stagecoach or was every referred to as ‘Brushy Bill.’ Also, Billy the Kid was right-handed, as is proven by the famous photograph of the outlaw, while Roberts was left-handed. “The Kid spoke fluent spanish while Roberts did not.” (p.2) Roberts niece also told researchers that William H. Roberts was actually Oliver P. Roberts, whose life is documented and proven not to align with that of Billy the Kid.

Straying the frontier, Earp drifted from saloons and brothels. In Arkansas, he was jailed for stealing a horse, only to escape. In 1876 he trekked to his brothers brothel in Wichita, Kansas. There in Kansas, he established himself as a part-time police officer. Working hard, Earp was eventually made city marshal of Dodge City, Kansas. While in Kansas he met his good friend Doc Holliday. Joining his brothers Virgil and Morgan in tombstone, Arizona, December 1879, they hoped for silver wealth. Hopelessly finding no silver, Earp was forced to return to law work. Seeing tombstone as a wild horse needing to be tamed, he took the challenge to bring order to the order less town.

“You’ve called down the thunder, well now you’ve got it,” shouted Wyatt Earp to the cowboys, in the movie about his life, Tombstone. As you can tell by Wyatt Earp’s famous quote, Tombstone is a violent, interesting, and crazy movie. Tombstone is a movie full of fighting, death, reckless cowboys, guns, and more, in the city of Tombstone. It is attention grabbing, and once you start watching it, you won’t ever want to stop. Although Tombstone is usually upbeat and full of fighting, it does have sad moments. Overall, this movie is about Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Holliday’s crazy experiences and adventures in Tombstone, Arizona.

All great legends in history must be honored for their sacrifice and leadership that marks a path in recent history. This is why one of the most patriotic and legendary warriors of the Old West known as Crazy Horse is still considered a historical symbol. Crazy Horse was a true American Indian whose independent and fierce spirit during a battle aids as an example of how a leader ought to be. His journey is a celebration of his time and his legacy. Let us reminisce about this era and how Crazy Horse arose to be a fearless Lakota leader.

Roots run deep for Cole Ellis, Owner and Operator of the Delta Meat Market, both products of the Mississippi Delta. Born and raised in Cleveland, from a young age Ellis relished in his time around the dinner table when family and friends would come together. From his appreciation of fellowship and the basic notion that a good meal serves to enhance experiences as the catalyst of conversation, Ellis has rendered his life's passion of finding the best ingredients to prepare the most delicious food.

The film I chose is “High Plains Drifter” directed by Clint Eastwood. The film talks about a stranger who arrives at a small town where he is informed by the sheriff of the return/comeback of three gun-toting men, now in jail for having killed the previous sheriff and he proposes him to stay and defend the citizens as he is very good at shooting. The stranger first refuses but after being guaranteed that he could have asked whatever he wanted in return, he accepts. His way of approaching goes immediately against the citizens who try to kill him. Meanwhile the stranger prepares everything to welcome the three men back but as soon as the three men come shooting, nobody reacts. The stranger manages to kill one of them by whipping him and after that, the other two men, finding themselves alone, get killed by the stranger. The day after the stranger departs and passes Mordecai (one of the citizen) who is working on the grave of the sheriff Duncan (the one who was killed by the three men) and comments that he still doesn’t know his name. The stranger replies that he is writing his brother’s name on that grave.

The Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer’s Last Stand, is one of the worst military failures of the United States. Early Americans tried to force Indians into reservations in order to steal their land. They then proceeded to invade the areas set off for Indians in a search of gold. The greed of Americans forced the Natives into a defensive position; they could no longer trust the intruders. They fled from the reservations and were soon ordered back.

Drinking establishments, like Brennan’s, welcomed these dealers and gave them a percentage of the house take for the trade they generated. Both of the Thompsons were crooks; and they were killers. Wyatt had heard of them and, although sensing the gambler’s urge many an evening, avoided their tables. Wyatt had been in town only short term when he found himself at odds with the Thompson brothers. Lingering in the shade of a balcony outside Brennan’s Saloon one afternoon, he became aware of loud name calling bouncing back and forth between two men inside the gin mill. From what he deduced, it sounded like a simple case of card-game larceny. He didn’t pay much attention to the disturbance until Sheriff Whitney and two deputies appeared on the boardwalk and turned into the saloon. A cowboy was telling the sheriff that he had been swindled out of money by the fast hands of gambler Bill Thompson. Both the Thompsons denied it. But, when the lawman threatened to break up the game once and for all, Bill produced a double-barreled shotgun from below his chair and, at point-blank range, fired a volley into the sheriff’s chest. Horrified and dismayed, Wyatt watched the pair of deputies cower into the sidelines, then sulk out the side door without even the decency to take their boss’s body off the floor. It was more than Wyatt could take. "What kind of a town is this?" he snapped at the deputies who now stood meekly across the square. Between them, equally timid, was

Cowboy mouth a unique and boisterous spirit rock and roll band group from New Orleans. These New Orleans native has played more than 2,500 concerts and their signature song was “Jenny Says.” They brought additional fierce firepower to the rock and roll industry. They love traveling on the road to many different locations across the world. Traveling to and from different places was the entertaining part for them. There are a few band members in the group. Fred Leblanc is the drummer and lead singer of the group, Matt Jones, John Griffin, Mary Lasseigne and Paul Sanchez are the guitarist and bass players.

In the Summer of 1876 the Seventh Cavalry of the United States, led by Lt. Colonel George Custer was dispatched to Montana to put down the defiant Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. On June 25th Custer made the mistake of splitting his force into three, ignoring orders to wait, and attacking the main Indian camp. One group of cavalry forces were led by Captain Fredrick Benteen another by Major Marcus Reno. Benteen was to prevent native escape in the upper valley, and Reno was to follow the Indian forces in pursuit. Reno's forces, however, were attacked and soon overwhelmed. Around 200 of Custer's men arrived to distract the Indian forces, but they too were soon overwhelmed by a large Indian force. While arrows and gunfire rained down on the men, they

Zink or Cornett also known as have different varieties such as the Mute Cornett. The Mute Cornett was straight, tapered one-piece instrument, which was tuned on a lathe. What made the Mute Cornett different form other others with the mouthpiece. A tiny conical recess was cut into the top to replace the detachable. There are hole in the body for fingering which was similar to recorders. The Mute Cornett was ideal in consorts with records, lutes, and viols because of the exquisitely soft sound.

Clint Eastwood is a star whether he is directing a movie or playing in the movie. Clint Eastwood started out as an actor before becoming a director too. He has multiple movies that are famous worldwide. The many awards he has received are examples of his amazing work. Clint Eastwood starred in movies, as well as directing them, and won a lot of awards for this.