Why did Josephine initially join Johnny Behan in Tombstone?
He promised to marry her
They were family friends
He offered her a job
She wanted to live in Tombstone
Answer
Josephine Marcus initially joined Johnny Behan in Tombstone because he promised to marry her. This was not an unusual occurrence in the Old West, as many women were willing to trade their virtue for a chance at a better life. In Josephine's case, she was looking for a way out of her poverty-stricken life in Virginia City.
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