Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp - Couverture souple

Kirschner, Ann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 006186451X ISBN 13 : 9780061864513

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2014

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Ann Kirschner has cleverly identified a parallel story buried under the debris of history: that of Josephine Marcus, for early 50 years Earp’s common-law wife and a valiant frontierswoman in her own right.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Scrumptious is the only word to describe Lady at the O.K. Corral. This quick-paced biography has it all going on: sex, beauty, blood, guns, bad men and wild girls.” (USA Today)

“Splendid.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Lady is as engaging as a novel. She has provided a delightful, thoughtful account of a little-known woman who shared a half-century of devotion with a legend.” (American Jewish World)

“Ann Kirschner’s well-researched Lady at the O.K. Corral exposes what many never knew about Earp and his times, but also significantly repositions what we did know with a commanding narrative.” (Express Milwaukee)

“Highly recommended for Old West enthusiasts and scholars, high school and up.” (Library Journal (starred review))

“Kirschner restores Josephine to her rightful historical place.” (The Forward)

“An admiring and vivacious biography. . . . Kirschner’s fascinating profile captures the restless spirit of the frontier as deftly as it does Josephine’s energy, affection, and limitless appetite for adventure.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Well-researched. . . . [An] engaging biography.” (Washington Independent Review of Books)

“With vividness and certainty, Kirschner lays her story to rest at last. Tragedy, adventure, romance and scholarly investigation come together like pioneers to a boomtown, with something for Earp worshipers and casual readers alike.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Quatrième de couverture :

The author of the acclaimed Sala's Gift delivers a definitive biography of Josephine Marcus Earp, a Jewish woman from New York who became the common-law wife of famed lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp.

For nearly fifty years, Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp lived with the most famous lawman of the Old West. How did this aspiring actress and dancer—a Jewish girl from New York—land in Tombstone, Arizona, and steal the heart of Wyatt Earp? In this fascinating biography, Ann Kirschner brings Josephine out of the shadows of history to tell her full story—a spirited and colorful tale of ambition, adventure, self-invention, and romance. Kirschner offers a rare look at a woman's life on the frontier and sheds new light on the iconic gunfight that made Wyatt Earp a legend, revealing Josephine's place at its center. Lady at the O.K. Corral introduces a vivacious woman with a magnetic personality who was equally at home in the deserts of the American Southwest and the boomtowns of the Alaskan Gold Rush; in the opulent hotels of San Francisco; in mining camps, casinos, racetracks, and boxing arenas; and on Hollywood back lots visiting Cecil B. DeMille and Samuel Goldwyn.

Spanning more than half a century, this engaging narrative biography brings Josephine to the forefront of her own story and offers a fresh look at a remarkable era in American history.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 006186451X
• ISBN 13: 9780061864513
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320