People would show a new found respect for the man who had gunned down the infamous Wyatt Earp. Author Bill Markley gives both Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson respectful and even-handed due in this thorough and engaging look at the lives of these two Old West legends. Had he lived in the television age, he would have been a regular guest on the late-night talk shows. About the Author and Notes: Though most of us know that W.B. The real Bat Masterson made his living in the last century, died, and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. About the Author and Articles Notes: Though most of us know that W.B. In one article, Masterson writes his assessment of Doc Holliday. However, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp (whose lives were very closely intertwined) spent a considerable portion of their careers in Colorado. It also makes Markley’s book hard to put down. Did Masterson really take on more? Directed by Frank McDonald. However, by 1891 he was working as a sports editor for a New York City newspaper. That gunfight took place in Dodge City. Revealing their lives side-by-side is such a simple yet unique telling. Masterson's life has been portrayed in countless works of fiction and non-fiction in film, television, literature, and other popular media. A year later he was involved in his first shootout in Sweetwater, Texas, with a cavalry sergeant … Wyatt Earp and Bat Masteron are two lawmen whom we know well. Lake even borrowed many of Bat’s first person descriptions of lawing, gunfighting, and buffalo hunting and attributed them to Wyatt. Holliday seemed to be absolutely unable to keep out of trouble for any great length of time. The show was produced by Ziv Television Productions. They weren't born in Colorado and only Doc Holliday died in Colorado. Bat was a gamer, in other words, “a good man to ride the river with.”. Marshall Trimble is Arizona’s official historian and the Wild West History Association’s vice president. Which lawman did the most to tame the frontier, Bat Masterson or Wyatt Earp? It is possible. Wyatt missed at the first shot, which was probably due to the fact that the horse the cowboy was riding kept continually plunging around, which made it rather a hard matter to get a bead on him. We hear the truth, but we still believe in the legends. When President Teddy Roosevelt suggested that Bat should write his story he is supposed to have replied, “Mr. In the spring of 1876, he was appointed Assistant City Marshall of Dodge City, Kansas, which was then the largest shipping point in the North for the immense herds of Texas cattle that were annually driven from Texas to the northern markets. Bat Masterson was the real deal. Bat is running for sheriff at the urging of Earp but Bat is having trouble controlling his temper as his opponent tries to bait him into fights. Tops, Masterson said, is a steely will and the ability to use that to your advantage. After shooting Wyatt Earp his career as a terrible gunslinger would take off. 5.0 out of 5 stars Great read … "Holliday had a mean disposition and an ungovernable temper, and under the influence of liquor was a most dangerous man. Did You Know? The "Dodge City Peace Commission", June 10, 1883. Roosevelt’s press aide, that legend maker himself, Stuart Lake, heard this and was thus inspired seek out Wyatt and write the highly fictionalized 1931 biography of Wyatt that turned him into a legend. Seated: Charlie Bassett, Wyatt Earp, Michael Francis "Frank" McLean and Cornelius "Neil" Brown . ", "Physically, Doc Holliday was a weakling who could not have whipped a healthy fifteen-year-old boy in a go-as-you-please fistfight, and no one knew this better than himself, and the knowledge of this fact was perhaps why he was so ready to resort to a weapon of some kind whenever he got himself into difficulty. Did they make more arrests than others? From the context, it is clear Masterson greatly admired and respected Wyatt. His brother Jim would later replace Bassett as marshal. Wyatt Earp. Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (1853 – 1921) spent the first half of his life in what we know today as the Wild West. We know it could be real, which is what makes it so fascinating. Bat had proven himself with both the Sharps rifle and the Colt revolver by the early 1870s and his experience as a buffalo hunter and Indian fighter had made him an ideal choice as a U.S. Cavalry Scout. ", Wyatt … "was not one of those human tigers who delighted in shedding blood just for the fun of the thing.

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