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Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
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I just added a Wikipedia article for this gunfight, as I was surprised there was no mention of it. Does anyone know why this gunfight seems to be so little-known? From what I've gathered so far, it…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Murray A. Gewirtz May 5, 2012.
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Murray A. Gewirtz replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
C. F. 'Charley' Eckhardt replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"What was originally Tascosa is now the site of Cal Farley's Boys' Ranch. Texas Tech press has a book written by a former sheriff there. He was there when the town was established. One of the things he talked abt in the…"
Terry Boniface (Malpaso) replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"If you dont have the book i mentioned it may be worth buying it as it does have some maps in it that may help."
Nicholas Narog replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"Wow Ian- that was exactly what I was looking for! Now if someone can go around a photograph those spots.... ;)
I love finding the original locations of places that have been gone for a long time. It's all about the mystery, finding clues, and…"
Ian Brett Cooper replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"Yeah, 'The Big Fight' was okay when it was one of the best-known gunfights, but these days, not so much. 'Tascosa Gunfight' doesn't quite have the same ring as 'The Gunfight at the OK Corral' either. I think maybe…"
Nicholas Narog replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"There are many gunfights that don't get the attention they deserve. However, just having the name "The Gunfight at the OK Corral" sounds like the epitome of the Old West- having both "Gunfight" and Corral" in the…"
Terry Boniface (Malpaso) replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"There is a whole chapter on the fight in the book MaverickTown, the story of old Tascosa, by John L McCarty. Its a great read and a good addition to any western collection"
Steve McCarty replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"Wyatt Earp was generally unknown until Stuart Lake's book was published...I think in 1931. Nor was the Kid known until Burn's book, which was published, as I recall, in 1926.
While it is neither here nor there, I had not heard of…"
Ian Brett Cooper replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"According to what I've read, until the 1940s, the Tascosa fight was better-known than the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral."
Steve McCarty replied to Ian Brett Cooper's discussion Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
"The "classic" gunfights that we all know are also part of Western Lore. They have been known for a century and written about in the old dime novels. The gunfight at the OK Corral, the Big Killing in Lincoln, John W. Harden…"
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Tascosa - 'The Big Fight' - why no love for this gunfight?
I just added a Wikipedia article for this gunfight, as I was surprised there was no mention of it. Does anyone know why this gunfight seems to be so little-known? From what I've gathered so far, it had similar causes as the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (tensions over cattle rustling, big cattle barons vs. smaller ranches, political wrangling between factions) and ended up killing more people than its more famous 'cousin'. Heck, it even has a love triangle. One would think it would be up there…See More
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