Dodge City: Frontier Babylon

They said only a fool would wear a badge in Dodge.Can a Texas Ranger tame Hell on the Plains?It was a Frontier Babylon, a sprawling tapestry of Americana, synonymous with all that is wild, reckless, and violent. The crossroads of Texas cattle drives, Eastern railroads, and ambitious wagon trains meant glistening easy money. A colorful cast of cutthroats, cardsharks, cretins, and dance hall girls descended on Dodge City like moths to a flame.Starting from the first Red Light District and ending on Boot Hill, the likes of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday came and went.There's never a dull moment, when everyone from the debaucherous saloons to the pious settlers, and the specter of marauding Indians, are elbow to elbow chasing their piece of the American Dream.They say power corrupts, there are no heroes.Shannon Dumas was just passing through...