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Glenn G. Boyer (January 5, 1924 - February 14, 2013)〔(RIP Glenn Boyer ) 2013-02-19〕 was a controversial author who published three books and a number of articles about Wyatt Earp and related figures in the American Old West. His publications were for many years regarded as the authoritative source on Wyatt Earp's life. However, when other experts began to seek evidence supporting Boyer's work, he would or could not prove the existence of documents that he said he owned and had cited as essential sources. In one case, an individual he cited as a key source was exposed as a complete fabrication. His reputation and the authenticity of his work was seriously damaged. Although he retained many supporters, his work became surrounded by controversy. One of his books, ''I Married Wyatt Earp'', sold more than 35,000 copies and was the second-best selling book about Wyatt Earp. After many disagreements with University of Arizona press, who initially published the book, Boyer regained rights to the book and had it published by Longmeadow Press as a non-fiction autobiography. Boyer published over more than 30 years a number of books and articles. He was responsible for publishing the memoirs of Doc Holliday's common-law wife Big Nose Kate, as well as the long-sought "Flood Manuscript" which had been written with Wyatt Earp's direct input.〔 == Personal life == Boyer, a native of Wisconsin, joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943 and served in the U.S. Air Force until his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1965.〔 During his time in the Air Force he conducted a statistical analysis of F-100 aircraft to help determine the cause of a high accident rate; the analysis found that the planes were being overused and recommended more downtime. In September, 1897 Wyatt Earp and partner Charles E. Hoxie built the Dexter Saloon in Nome, Alaska. Boyer's father operated a shovel and rocker and also worked in the Dexter Saloon as a janitor in 1901, when he met Wyatt's good friend, George Miller. Boyer's father and George Miller's son Bill developed a friendship, and Bill married Estelle Edwards in Rice County, Kansas in 1877. Estelle was Wyatt Earp's niece and the daughter of Adelia Earp Edwards.〔 Boyer reunited with the Miller family after they retired to San Bernardino, when he was in the military and stationed near them. Boyer says during the time he spent with the Miller family he gathered a lot of information on the Earp family. "They became a second set of parents to me." Boyer married author Jane Candia Coleman in 1980. He died on February 14, 2013, at age 89, in Tucson, Arizona. He was survived by his wife Jane, two sons and three grandchildren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glenn Boyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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