Eaten by tuberculosis, sustained by alcohol, John Henry ?Doc? Holliday walked the streets of Dodge City, Dallas, Denver, Leadville, Deadwood, and Tombstone in their roistering heydays. The frail-looking dentist could be deadly when the drink wore off and someone crossed him. Doc Holliday was a paradox: respectable citizen and notorious gambler, gentleman and murderer, married to a prostitute called Big-Nosed Kate but devoted only to the memory of his mother. Pat Jahns includes a full and exciting account of the shootout at the O.K. Corral.
Book Details
- Country: US
- Published: 1998-01-01
- Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
- Language: English
- Pages: 305
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