Born to the Badge has been honored as a 2019 Spur Award Finalist! Shunted from his entrepreneurial ambitions to profit from the boomtowns of the frontier, Wyatt Earp returns to law enforcement. In Wichita, Kansas the town leaders become disenchanted with his hardline methods, and so he moves to a place where an iron-rule is needed--Dodge City. With him comes Mattie Blaylock, a runaway prostitute, who, like Wyatt, is searching for a chance at a better life. As marshal in Dodge, Wyatt establishes a reputation as a peace officer, but he knows that police work will never deliver what he wants. After joining the Black Hills gold rush and then serving a stint as railroad detective in Texas, he returns to Kansas, only to pin on the badge again and inadvertently forge his path into history.

About the Author
Mark Warren has been writing stories since he was a child growing up in Georgia. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Chemistry/Pre-med. Mark has written extensively about nature for magazines, including Guernica, Blue Ridge Highlander, North Georgia Journal, and Georgia Backroads. Mark is a lifelong student of Native American History and Survival Skills, and Western History with a special focus on Wyatt Earp. He is a member of the Wild West History Association and Western Writers of America. Mark lives with his wife, Susan, in the mountains of North Georgia.


Book Information
ISBN 9781493053414
Author Mark Warren
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint TwoDot Books
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 395g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 153mm * 20mm