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I probably will sound fairly ignorant for asking something about this, but why in the world are law men like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday and other marshals from the Wild West considered so legendary? Why do they get so much notoriety in history for helping to end crime in the West when it was really the increasing presence of the military in the region, technology, and rise of permanent communities that brought an end to the crime of America's western territories. It seems to me all they did was kill scores of men without a trial, started fights in bars and saloons, and became famous for using their guns to solve all their problems even though in the broad scheme of the West they contributed little to anything in actually improving the safety and security of civilians in the West? Why are they so legendary today?