{"product_id":"lady-at-the-ok-corral-the-true-story-of-josephine-marcus-earp-isbn-9780061864506","title":"Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp\u003c\/em\u003e by Ann Kirschner is the definitive biography of a Jewish girl from New York who won the heart of Wyatt Earp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly fifty years, she was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp: hero of the O.K. Corral and the most famous lawman of the Old West. Yet Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp has nearly been erased from Western lore. In this fascinating biography, Ann Kirschner, author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eSala's Gift\u003c\/em\u003e, brings Josephine out of the shadows of history to tell her tale: a spirited and colorful tale of ambition, adventure, self-invention, and devotion. Reflective of America itself, her story brings us from the post–Civil War years to World War II, and from New York to the Arizona Territory to old Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLady at the O.K. Corral\u003c\/em\u003e, you’ll learn how this aspiring actress and dancer—a flamboyant, curvaceous Jewish girl with a persistent New York accent—landed in Tombstone, Arizona, and sustained a lifelong partnership with Wyatt Earp, a man of uncommon charisma and complex heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eThe author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eSala’s Gift\u003c\/em\u003e delivers the 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly fifty years, she lived with the most famous lawman of the Old West. Yet Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp has nearly been erased from Western lore. 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, selfinvention, and romance reflective of America itself, from the post–Civil War years to World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did this aspiring actress and dancer—a flamboyant, curvaceous Jewish girl with a persistent New York accent—land in Tombstone, Arizona, and steal the heart of Wyatt Earp? What inspired five decades of adventure-seeking that led from the Arizona Territory to Alaska to Hollywood? And what sustained her lifelong partnership with a man of uncommon charisma and complex heroism?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnswering these questions, 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 Diego and San Francisco in the Gay Nineties; in rough mining camps, gaudy gambling casinos, racetracks, and boxing arenas; as on Hollywood back lots visiting Cecil B. DeMille and Samuel Goldwyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ann Kirschner brings a fresh, lively perspective to one of the great stories of the American frontier. \u003ci\u003eLady at the OK Corral\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a fascinating intersection of Jewish history and the Wild West; its engaging narrative both celebrates and demystifies a legendary time and place.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulie Salamon, author of Wendy and the Lost Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ann Kirschner delivers a frontier story for the ages--part Unsinkable Molly Brown, part Mama Rose, part Queen Esther, the story of Josephine Earp proves that even the best lawman in the Wild West needed a good woman to stand beside him, as improbable as their romance was, and as riveting a read as this book most certainly is.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThane Rosenbaum, author of The Golems of Gotham and Payback: The Case for Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Highly recommended for Old West enthusiasts and scholars, high school and up.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ann Kirschner’s well-researched \u003ci\u003eLady at the O.K. Corral\u003c\/i\u003e exposes what many never knew about Earp and his times, but also significantly repositions what we did know with a commanding narrative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExpress Milwaukee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kirschner brings Josephine out of the shadows to at last tell her story, a colorful and spirited tale of ambition, grit, adventure and self-invention, all set against the exciting backdrop of the panorama of the West.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing's Features Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A colorful tale of ambition, adventure, self-invention and romance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Splendid.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Well-researched. . . . [An] engaging biography.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kirschner restores Josephine to her rightful historical place.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this vivid tale of romance and high drama, Ann Kirschner reveals the dark secrets of Wyatt Earp’s past and Josephine’s Jewish immigrant family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbigail Pogrebin, author of Stars of David\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A great piece of historical detection, Kirschner brings to life a woman who had previously been just a footnote, just an oddity. This book brims with the vibrancy of the Arizona Territory.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHasia R. Diner, author of A Time for Gathering\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eLady\u003c\/i\u003e 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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Jewish World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Scrumptious is the only word to describe \u003ci\u003eLady at the O.K. Corral\u003c\/i\u003e. This quick-paced biography has it all going on: sex, beauty, blood, guns, bad men and wild girls.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tour de force in the detective work of biography Ann Kirschner writes Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp back into American history. . . . A thoughtful and entertaining addition to the history of the American West, Jews in America, and the role of women in society.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid S. Ferriero, Former Director of the New York Public Libraries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engrossing. . . . The life of Josephine that unfolds so vividly in these pages is as colorful and complicated as that of Wyatt and hers, the reader will discover, was the more remarkable journey.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Aron, UCLA and Autry National Center\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With a passion for research and an engaging flair for prose, Ann Kirschner has composed a biography of Josephine Marcus Earp that is a pleasure to read. No previous account has equaled in depth and understanding Kirschner’s portrayals of Josephine and Wyatt--their families, diverse associates, their lives in a rapidly changing American West.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarriet Rochlin, author of Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With a passion for research and an engaging flair for prose, Ann Kirschner has composed a biography of Josephine Marcus Earp that is a pleasure to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarriet Rochlin, author of Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The story of Josephine Earp proves that even the best lawman in the Wild West needed a good woman to stand beside him, as improbable as their romance was, and as riveting a read as this book most certainly is.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThane Rosenbaum, author of The Golems of Gotham and Payback: The Case for Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Thanks to Ann Kirschner’s brilliant \u003ci\u003eLady at the O.K. Corral\u003c\/i\u003e, we finally have the definitive story of Josie Earp. . . . This is a must-read book for anyone who loves narrative nonfiction, or simply enjoys a hellaciously well-told tale.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Guinn, author of The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral - And How It Changed the American West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this remarkable feat of historical sleuthing, \u003ci\u003eLady at the O.K. Corral\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vibrant portrait of an uncommon couple whose love for one another and shared thirst for adventure took them to the farthest reaches of the Wild West during its blustery boom times.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce J. 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