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Edward Gould Buffum's Six Months in Gold Mines correlates to "My Darling Clementine" in that is demonstrates somewhat how the citizens had to take the law into their own hands. The source describes an out of hand situation where men were lynched for petty crimes due to a rambunctious mob. At the beginning of the film Wyatt took the law into his own hands to clobber the drunken indian who was shooting up a saloon. Later citizens were in charge of appointing their own marshall. - Elle | Edward Gould Buffum's Six Months in Gold Mines correlates to "My Darling Clementine" in that is demonstrates somewhat how the citizens had to take the law into their own hands. The source describes an out of hand situation where men were lynched for petty crimes due to a rambunctious mob. At the beginning of the film Wyatt took the law into his own hands to clobber the drunken indian who was shooting up a saloon. Later citizens were in charge of appointing their own marshall. - Elle | ||
| − | + | When James died and the cattle were gone, it was pouring rain out. McCoy wrote about how in heavy storms, if the herder didn't have the skill, he couldn't control the cattle and they would run away. It seems possible that this is what could have actually happened to the Earps' cattle once Billy Clanton killed James, and in the middle of nowhere they could have gone anywhere. Wyatt speaks early on of their cattle having been rustled, but never mentions that again; he is only concerned with avenging his brother's death. Not once does he confront the Clantons about his cattle. Even at the end, he suggests that he might try to buy some new cattle and start ranching again--implying that he never believed his cattle could be recovered. -Whitney Holcomb | |
== 3 Movie as primary source about makers/time/setting/genre == | == 3 Movie as primary source about makers/time/setting/genre == | ||
