lawrence steger was his name and he was actually a reputable guy and some say he was a big guy and hewas good at tracking people down. some say it was a model. he wasn't a marshall who would go out on patrol. he had heard about a guy named wyatt earth and he contacted wyatt earp and said would you be interested in being an assistant marshall. wyatt was looking for a fresh start. basically he said sure. i will try. he became the assistant marshall. soon after who comes into town but bat masterson they needed another deputy so wyatt said let's work together. that's where this other phase of the book begins. it is wyatt and bat, they're not the only ones. they're really representative, there's other good law men. what i found fascinating about bad is that their best friend who had each other's back. they trusted each other completely they're both in their 20s, when bat was elected a few years later he was 22 years old. what intrigued me was that here two guys not educated men, intelligent to some extent but they basically found themselves at the forefront of creating law and order whatev