The Gunfight O. K. Corral Analysis
The Gunfight at the
O.K. Corral
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was roughly 30 seconds long and took place on October 26th 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Although only three men were killed during the gunfight, it is regarded to be one of the most famous gunfights in the Old West.
The Gunfight was quite unknown to the public until 1931 when author Stuart Lake published a biography (Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshall) two years after Wyatt’s death. Lake retold his story in 1946 in a book that director, John Ford, developed into the movie My Darling Clementine. After the movie Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was released in 1957, the shootout came to be known as that name. The conflict has since been portrayed with varying accuracy in numbers of Western films and books.
The Gunfight Begins
At the beginning Virgil Earp immediately commanded the Cowboys to throw up their and hands and that he wants their guns but instead the cowboy’s reached to draw their guns. Virgil and Wyatt saw Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton draw and cock their six-shooters. Virgil yelled “Hold! I don’t mean that!” Two shots went off right together. Billy Clanton’s was one of them. Billy leveled his pistol at Wyatt but Wyatt didn’t aim at him. He knew that Frank Mclaury had the reputation of being a good shot and a dangerous man, so he …show more content…
Billy shot Morgan Earp across the back in a wound that struck both shoulder blades and then Virgil in the calf. Frank shot Holliday as he moved into the street striking his pistol holster and grazing his skin. As Holliday crossed the street toward Frank he exclaimed, “That son of a bitch shot me, I’m gonna kill him.” Frank lost control of his horse and crossed to the sidewalk on the opposite side of Fremont Street and fired twice more before he was shot in the head under his right ear. Billy Clanton was shot in the chest and abdomen and fell to a sitting
O.K. Corral
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was roughly 30 seconds long and took place on October 26th 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Although only three men were killed during the gunfight, it is regarded to be one of the most famous gunfights in the Old West.
The Gunfight was quite unknown to the public until 1931 when author Stuart Lake published a biography (Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshall) two years after Wyatt’s death. Lake retold his story in 1946 in a book that director, John Ford, developed into the movie My Darling Clementine. After the movie Gunfight at the O.K. Corral was released in 1957, the shootout came to be known as that name. The conflict has since been portrayed with varying accuracy in numbers of Western films and books.
The Gunfight Begins
At the beginning Virgil Earp immediately commanded the Cowboys to throw up their and hands and that he wants their guns but instead the cowboy’s reached to draw their guns. Virgil and Wyatt saw Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton draw and cock their six-shooters. Virgil yelled “Hold! I don’t mean that!” Two shots went off right together. Billy Clanton’s was one of them. Billy leveled his pistol at Wyatt but Wyatt didn’t aim at him. He knew that Frank Mclaury had the reputation of being a good shot and a dangerous man, so he …show more content…
Billy shot Morgan Earp across the back in a wound that struck both shoulder blades and then Virgil in the calf. Frank shot Holliday as he moved into the street striking his pistol holster and grazing his skin. As Holliday crossed the street toward Frank he exclaimed, “That son of a bitch shot me, I’m gonna kill him.” Frank lost control of his horse and crossed to the sidewalk on the opposite side of Fremont Street and fired twice more before he was shot in the head under his right ear. Billy Clanton was shot in the chest and abdomen and fell to a sitting