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<p>The legend of Bat Masterson as the heroic sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas, began in 1881 when an acquaintance duped a <i>New York</i> <i>Sun</i> reporter into writing Masterson up as a man-killing gunfighter. That he later moved to New York City to write a widely followed sports column for eighteen years is one of historyâs great ironies, as Robert K. DeArment relates in this engaging new book.</p><p>William Barclay 'Bat' Masterson spent the first half of his adult life in the West, planting the seeds for his later legend as he moved from Texas to Kansas and then Colorado. In Denver his gambling habit and combative nature drew him to the still-developing sport of prizefighting. Masterson attended almost every important match in the United States from the 1880s to 1921, first as a professional gambler betting on the bouts, and later as a promoter and referee. Ultimately, Bat stumbled into writing about the sport.</p><p>In <i>Gunfighter in Gotham,</i> DeArment tells how Bat Masterson built a second career from a column in the <i>New York</i> <i>Morning Telegraph</i>. Batâs articles not only covered sports but also reflected his outspoken opinions on war, crime, politics, and a c

Author

Robert K. DeArment

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780806189093

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography

Rating

3.86 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14