The O.k. Corral: Gunfight At

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: 30 Seconds That Defined the West

: The immediate trigger was Virgil Earp's attempt to enforce a local ordinance that prohibited carrying firearms within town limits . Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

The dust cleared with three Cowboys dead——while Virgil, Morgan, and Doc were wounded . Wyatt Earp emerged entirely unscathed . The Gunfight at the O

The gunfight was relatively obscure until the 1931 publication of largely fictionalized biography, Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal , which transformed Earp into a folk hero . Today, the event stands as an archetype of frontier justice and has been immortalized in films like Tombstone (1993) and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) . The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: Shootout & Aftermath Wyatt Earp emerged entirely unscathed

The conflict pitted representatives of "law and order" against a loosely organized group of outlaws known as the .

: The group was led by Town Marshal Virgil Earp , joined by his brothers Wyatt and Morgan Earp , and their friend John "Doc" Holliday , who was acting as a temporary deputy .