John Ringo The Gunfighter Who Never Was
John Ringo The Gunfighter Who Never Was by Jack Burrows, published by University of Arizona Press in March 1996, offers a detailed exploration of the life of John Ringo, a figure often romanticized in Western lore. This reprint edition spans 242 pages and is presented in English. Burrows delves into Ringo’s complex history, examining his involvement with outlaw gangs, the Hoodoo War in Texas, and his opposition to the Earp brothers in Tombstone, Arizona, while questioning the authenticity of the gunfighter’s legendary status.
Readers will find that Burrows challenges prevailing narratives surrounding Ringo, drawing on two decades of research that includes historical archives and interviews with Ringo’s family. The book aims to clarify the myths and misconceptions that have surrounded Ringo’s life, presenting a nuanced portrait of the man behind the legend. With a focus on biography and historical context, this work invites readers to reconsider what they know about one of the West’s most enigmatic figures.
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He was the deadliest gun in the West. Or was he? Ringo: the very name has come to represent the archetypal Western gunfighter and has spawned any number of fictitious characters laying claim to authenticity. John Ringo’s place in western lore is not without basis: he rode with outlaw gangs for thirteen of his thirty-two years, participated in Texas’s Hoodoo War, and was part of the faction that opposed the Earp brothers in Tombstone, Arizona. Yet his life remains as mysterious as his grave, a bouldered cairn under a five-stemmed blackjack oak. Western historian Jack Burrows now challenges popular views of Ringo in this first full-length treatment of the myth and the man. Based on twenty years of research into historical archives and interviews with Ringo’s family, it cuts through the misconceptions and legends to show just what kind of man Ringo really was.
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