"Arule of thumb concerning individuals and stories from the Old West is that you need to navigate a lot of 
to reach the truth. Generally, the more famous the event or its participants, the more embellished the narrative.
It was an era that lacked trustworthy photography or reporting, and word sure traveled slow. By time stories hit the printed page, they'd already often gone through a few layers of exaggeration. And by time they were retold to the masses in dime novels designed to turn a buck, they were often pure fiction wrapped around a kernel of fact.
Such is the case with the so-called "gunfight" at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, on October 26, 1881. A group of lawmen led by Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, and his brothers Wyatt and Morgan, faced off against a group of outlaws called The Cowboys—including Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury…"
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