Gunfight at the O.k. Corral: Luke and Jenny Visit Tombstone - Softcover

Martin, Gayle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589850505 ISBN 13: 9781589850507

Publisher: Five Star Pubns, 2009

Synopsis

Luke and his sister Jenny aren't overly excited when they first learn of their mother's plan to take them to Tombstone, Arizona, as part of their vacation. That changes in a hurry when they are suddenly swept back to the 1880s and the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The ghost of the Grand Hotel's handyman, a kindly gentleman by the name of Swamper, guides them through the events of that fateful time. Young readers are right there with Luke and Jenny as they learn firsthand the story of the Earp brothers and what led to the historic shootout.

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From the Publisher

The Luke and Jenny series of historical adventures bring the past vividly alive, making it exciting and real for young readers. In Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, youngsters are immediately drawn into the rugged times of the old west of the 1880s. They are right there with Luke and Jenny as they're whisked back in time allowing them to witness firsthand the events leading up to that historic showdown in the streets of Tombstone, Arizona. Along the way, Luke and Jenny learn valuable lessons that apply to their own lives. Will they have a fascinating story to tell their dad when he comes home from Iraq!

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is an exciting journey that tells the facts of the famous confrontation when Virgil, Morgan, and Wyatt Earp, and Doc Holliday got in a shoot-out with the Clantons and the McLaurys on October 26, 1881

About the Author

When Gayle Martin returned to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1997 to further her career in art, her plans quickly got sidetracked when she learned of the plans to demolish the Ciné Capri, an old and revered movie theatre in town. Her father, W. E. "Bill" Holmes, Jr., was the contractor who had built the landmark structure in 1966. A campaign was begun to save the theatre, but it was not to be.

The theatre was razed in 1998, just weeks after her father passed away. The whole experience, however, ignited within Gayle a passion for history and more importantly, for keeping history alive. She commissioned an architectural model of the Ciné Capri in her father's memory and gifted it to the Arizona Historical Society.

A second-generation Phoenix native, Gayle graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in art and then pursued postgraduate studies at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. Following the devastating earthquake in 1989, she moved to Colorado where she worked for several years as a graphic designer and illustrator, winning numerous prestigious awards.

After she made the move to Phoenix and was inspired by the efforts to preserve her father's theatre, she discovered a new outlet for her talents.

Since 2002, Gayle has been a featured performer with the Arizona Living History Programs, an organization of her own creation. She has taken audiences on "time travel trips" by performing as historic characters, dressed in period costumes. She has helped entertain and educate schools, universities, associations, convention groups, and corporations. One of her characters is a woman by the name of Elizabeth St. Claire. Through this persona, Gayle becomes "The Old West Storyteller" and shares tales of what is was like in the Arizona Territory, placing a special emphasis on Tombstone and the events surrounding the famous gunfight that occurred near the O.K. Corral.

Gayle is a member of the "Amazing Arizonans" program with the Arizona Historical Society Museum in Tempe, Arizona, and is also a Candidate Member of the Arizona Chapter of the National Speaker's Association.

About this edition

• Publisher: Five Star Pubns
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1589850505
• ISBN 13: 9781589850507
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 147