Cowboys & Outlaws unveils the true tales and characters of the American West during the brief but tumultuous years following the Civil War, when the law often amounted to little more than a man with a badge and a posse. Episode: The Real Wyatt Earp: The fabled Wyatt Earp, credited with spreading law and order in the Wild West, was in reality a complex character who straddled both sides of the law. When his little brother is shot, he embarks on a bloody vendetta