Tombstone · Character
Ed Schieffelin
The stubborn prospector whose silver strike in the Dragoons called Tombstone into being and gave the whole roaring town its reason to exist.
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Also known as Schieffelin, Ed
First appearance: tombstone
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Schieffelin's discovery of the silver lode is the origin story the book keeps returning to, the moment barren Apache country becomes a boomtown of gamblers, marshals, and gunmen. His own manuscript account, preserved in…
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- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak where the Earps and Doc Holliday confront…
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