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by Karen Holliday Tanner (Author), Robert K. Dearment (Foreword) "In September 1873 John Henry Holliday, D.D.S., of Atlanta, Georgia, boarded the Western and Atlantic train..." (more)
Key Phrases: dental career, gambling concession, gaming parlors, John Henry, Doc Holliday, Dodge City (more...)
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Book Description
In Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait, Karen Holliday Tanner, a distant cousin, reveals the real man behind the legend. Shedding light on Holliday's early years in a prominent Georgia family during the Civil War and Reconstruction, she examines the elements that shaped his destiny: his birth defect, the death of his mother and estrangement from his father, and the diagnosis of tuberculosis, which led to his journey west.

Using previously undisclosed family documents and reminiscences as well as other primary sources, Tanner documents the true story of Holliday's friendship with the Earp brothers and his run-ins with the law, including the climactic shootout at the O.K. Corral and its aftermath.

About the Author
Karen Holliday Tanner interviewed family members and drew on her extensive collection of family photographs and memorabilia for this book. Robert K. DeArment is the author of Bat Masterson, George Scarborough, and Alias Frank Canton, all published by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Product Details
  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (March 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0806133201
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806133201
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars 37 customer reviews (37 customer reviews)
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First Sentence:
In September 1873 John Henry Holliday, D.D.S., of Atlanta, Georgia, boarded the Western and Atlantic train. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dental career, gambling concession, gaming parlors, faro dealer, stage robbery, dental college, diamond stickpin
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Henry, Doc Holliday, Dodge City, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Wyatt Earp, Fort Griffin, Uncle John, Ike Clanton, Morgan Earp, Frank Stilwell, Bat Masterson, John Stiles Holliday, Glenwood Springs, Virgil Earp, John Holliday, Mary Anne, Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, Robert Kennedy Holliday, Arizona Territory, Aunt Permelia, Family Portrait, Fayette County, Fort Worth, Henry Burroughs Holliday
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