Wyatt Earp's Life Was Actually Pretty Rad

You know Wyatt Earp: gambling gunslinger, lawless lawman, and the hero of the O.K. Corral. But much of his biography was embellished, largely by Earp himself. That means Earp's life story is literally the stuff of Wild West legend. This is the story of his incredible life.

Born on March 19, 1848, Wyatt Earp seemed to have 50 different fathers all rolled into one. As author Allen Barra laid out, Wyatt's father, Nick, worked as a farmer, storekeeper, constable, judge, justice of the peace, and lawbreaking bootlegger. He also recruited and drilled Union soldiers during the Civil War.

A 19th-century nomad, Nick dragged the family from city to city for various reasons. By the mid-to-late 1850s, Wyatt and his brothers, James and Virgil, had lived in seven different homes.

A 13-year-old Wyatt would attempt his own journey after the Civil War broke out. He detested farm work and ran away from home in hopes of fighting like his two oldest brothers and half-brother. Wyatt apparently ran into his father at the recruiting office, ending his not-so-great escape from the doldrums of hoeing corn.

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Wyatt Earp's meandering childhood | 0:18
From lawman to outlaw | 1:07
Get into Dodge | 1:58
'The Fighting Pimps' | 2:56
Doc Holliday | 3:44
The 'town too tough to die' | 5:07
Sheriff showdown | 5:38
War at the O.K. Corral | 6:12
The four 'wives' | 7:00
The fugitive fight-fixer | 7:58
The original John Wayne | 9:11
The Buntline Special | 10:35

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