This overlong but exceedingly interesting book attempts to achieve two purposes: to tell the life's story of Wyatt Earp, arguably the most famous figure in the long, storied history of the American West, and to explore the legend of Wyatt Earp,'how it came into being and evolved over the decades and why it has been constantly...resurrected and reinvented.' It is thus a work of biography and an inquiry into the shaping of popular mythology. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.