Ike Clanton Essays

  • Wyatt Earp: Most Interested Lawman In The Old West

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    It is unclear if Wyatt really got his revenge through the killing of the four Cowboys, but it definitely forced him to leave Arizona and Tombstone for good. It was no success that Ike Clanton, one of the main initiators of the Gunfight and the two assassinations, survived unscathed while minor persons like Florentino Cruz were killed. Sean McLachlan describes it fittingly: “The Earps were reacting to events rather than following a coherent

  • Dead Wood: A Short Story

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    There is a little town in Oregon called Dead Wood. We will start our story in a decent looking bar. In this bar there is a sheriff by the name of Wild Bill. He is what the town calls the fastest gun in the west. He has been in many gun fights. Even when he was out numbered he still won. Well besides the good about the sheriff, Wild Bill slept with alot of women and had glaucoma. Sohe was loosing his eye site little by little. Our man will be focused on is Fred. He works in California as a banker

  • Research Paper On Wild Bill Hickok

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    A widely recognized and romanticized figure from Old West legend and lore is Wild Bill Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876); Through Harper 's Magazine, exaggerated accounts of Wild Bill 's exploits served to inflame the publics ' imagination . On July 12, 1861, old Wild Bill Hickok was recorded to have engaged in his first gun battle. He was quoted afterward as saying, "I was wild and I struck savage blows." This statement ultimately led to his nom de plume of 'Wild Bill. ' Bill was born

  • Gender And Social Dominance Theory

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    Social dominance theory is based on account where societies produce surplus and sustain the form of group based dominance, in which one social group has more power than another. In society men are more authoritative than women and adults more potent than children. Although the theory has based on discrimination, inequality and psychology, which makes phobia in the mind of subjugated people. Social dominance theory (SDT) argues that intergroup subjugation, discrimination, and preconception are the

  • Wyatt Earp: Cross The Line Between Law Or Outlaw?

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    Ike was a rancher at the time and dealt with the gang from time to time. They made a deal but not long after Clanton turned on Wyatt, and made threats to the Earp’s drunk and yelling that he was going to kill one of the Earp men. Those threats turned into a reality on “October 26, 1881” (Unknown 1). At this

  • Wyatt Earp Research Paper

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    Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp was a frontier lawman, gunfighter, gambler, miner, real estate speculator, and runner of saloons. He became a folk hero of the Wild West after becoming involved in a shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Wyatt Earp was born on March 19, 1848 in Monmouth, Illinois. He was Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp’s third son. When Wyatt was 13 he tried multiple times to run away to the Civil War to join his brothers in the Union Army. Wyatt was caught every time. When Wyatt

  • Earp Brothers Research Paper

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    On March 18, 1882, Morgan Earp was the target of a successful assassination. Wyatt Earp believed the acts were committed by Ike Clanton and fellow outlaws including Frank Stilwell and Johnny Ringo. He went on a killing spree which famously became known as the Earp Vendetta Ride. Only two days after Morgan’s death, the Earp family moved to Tuscon, Arizona. While there, Wyatt discovered

  • The Last Gun Delight Chapter Summary

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    The book “The Last GunFight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral- And How It Changed the American West” by Jeff Guinn is a history narrative about how the Earp brothers and Doc Holiday took on the Clanton brothers and changed the way Americans’ in the future perceived what the West was really like. In the book Guinn describes the many events that contributed and lead up to the incident at the O.K. Corral that occurred on October 26, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona. The story begins by

  • What Was The Real Wyatt Earp A Hero

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    Corral. This small and very short shooting unlike in the movie is what caused Wyatt to gain his fame. The tension between the Earp Brothers and Ike and Billy Clanton, Frank and Tom McLaury and also Billy Claiborne was well known all over the town of Tombstone because everyone in Town knew that the Clanton Brothers were responsible for robbing a stage coach. This was around the time Wyatt’s brother Virgil became sheriff and U.S. Marshall of Tombstone. With this sudden robbery

  • Famous Quotes From Doc Holliday Allusion

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    WANTED Doc Holliday- August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887 “I’m dying, how bout you” was a famous quote from Doc Holliday. Doc Holliday’s birth name was John Henry Holliday. He was an occasional dentist, gambler and gunfighter. He was born in Griffin, Georgia. When He was born he had a disease that did not allow him to speak, he had to have many surgeries and still struggled with speaking.When he grew up he lived in Dallas, Texas because there is dryer air there. This makes it less likely to get

  • Thesis And Main Ideas: Wyatt Earp

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    Thesis Statement and Main Ideas: Wyatt Earp I was the only man to walk away from that gunfight not injured or dead. Some call that gun fight the most famous gunfight in American history. I was born March 19th, 1848 in Monmouth, Illinois. I was a middle child, being the third of Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp’s five sons. I ran away several times in my childhood to join the Union army, but never succeeded. I got married in 1870 to a woman by the name of Urilla Sutherland. I was an expecting father

  • 30 Second Showdown Research Paper

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    Second Showdown Tombstone Arizona, a small abandoned town is known for its mining and old western atmosphere.On October 26, 1881, Tombstone was about to be remembered for a gunfight that is still talked about to this day. A cowboy gang including the Clanton and Mclaury Brothers and the Earp family, consisting of Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil Earp, and John Henry “Doc’’ Holliday., got into a feud over Josephine Marcus, later to be known as Josephine Earp. Despite the fact that this gunfight only lasted thirty

  • Tombstone Thesis Statement

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    brothers, Virgil (Sam Elliott) and Morgan (Bill Paxton), as they move to the town of Tombstone, Arizona, to start a new life. The Earp brothers quickly become involved in a feud with a group of outlaws known as the Cowboys, led by the notorious Ike Clanton (Stephen Lang). The film is based on real-life events that took place in the late 1800s in Tombstone, Arizona. Awards: Kilmer's performance is widely regarded as one of the best of his career, and it earned him critical acclaim and a nomination