The Notorious Luke Short - 9781574415940

The Notorious Luke ShortSporting Man of the Wild West\nAuthor(s): Jack DeMattos, Chuck Parsons, Rick Miller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of North Texas Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: University of North Texas Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781574415940, 978-1574415940\nSynopsis\nLuke Short perfected his skills as a gambler in locations that included Leadville, Tombstone, Dodge City, and Fort Worth. In 1883, in what became known as the Dodge City War, he banded together with Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and others to protect his ownership interests in the Long Branch Saloon - an event commemorated by the famous Dodge City Peace Commission photograph.\n\nDuring his lifetime, Luke Short became one of the best known sporting men in the United States, and one of the wealthiest. The irony is that Luke Short is best remembered for being the winning gunfighter in two of the most celebrated showdowns in Old West history: the shootout with Charlie Storms in Tombstone, Arizona, and the sh.