Dodge City: Queen of Cowtowns: "the Wickedest Little City in America" 1872-1886

by Stanley Vestal, Jim Hoy (Introduction)

In Dodge City a man might break all ten commandments in one night, die with his boots on, and be buried on Boot Hill in the morning. In the 1870s and 1880s the town was known as the wickedest in the American West. But gunmen, horse thieves, and desperadoes of every sort finally lost their bloody battle with vigilantes, troopers, railroad men, and heroic peace officers. Dodge City was as remarkable for the lawmen—Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, Bill Tilgham—as for the killers they finally tamed.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

285 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Walter Stanley Vestal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley...

Reviews

[Chris Cook · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seemed a bit compared to the newer books I have read...but interesting nonetheless.

[Roxanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

First thing when I moved to Kansas was to go see Dodge City. This book is very good in the telling of the history of Dodge.

[Carl Grider · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great trove of info about Dodge City. I enjoyed reading it. The book inspired me to take a trip to Dodge for Dodge City Days and it was an awesome trip.

[David Gross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting tales that set the record straight. No Gunsmoke this.