In, Lemmings don't Leap, by Edwin Moore, Chambers, 2006, the author demolishes popular myths, one of which is the Wild West, which wasn't very wild. Sure there were shoot outs on Main Street but not to the extent we've been told.
In Dodge City's worse year for killing, only 5 were shot, Tombstone also had 5, and Deadwood 4.
Quiet a difference from movies that show the dead littering the street, but, and this is a sad reflection on capitalism – its violence that sells product.
John Ayers.
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