Doc Holliday : a family portrait / by Karen Tanner Holliday.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanner, Karen Holliday, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holliday, John Henry, 1851-1887.

Holliday, John Henry.

Holliday family.

Outlaws--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Outlaws.

Gamblers--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Gamblers.

West (U.S.)--Biography.

West (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (370 p.)

Place of Publication:

Norman : Univ Of Oklahoma Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

John H. Holliday, D. D. S., better known as Doc Holliday, has become a legendary figure in the history of the American West. In Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait, Karen Holliday Tanner 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. The influence of Holliday's genteel upbringing never disappeared, but it was increasingly overshadowed by his emerging western personality. Holliday himself nurtured his image as a frontier gambler and gunman. Using previously undisclosed family documents and reminiscences as well as other primary sources, Tanner documents the true story of Doc'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. This first authoritative biography of Doc Holliday should appeal both to historians of the West and to general readers who are interested in his poignant story. "Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait will be considered the definitive Holliday biography and will supplant all previously published works on the man's life as a complete and authoritative account. This book will undoubtedly take a place among the foremost books in the Western gunfighter genre." - Robert K. DeArment, author of Alias Frank Canton

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""List of Maps ""; ""List of Charts ""; ""Foreword, by Robert K. DeArment ""; "" Acknowledgments ""; ""Preface ""; ""Chapter 1. Farewell ""; ""Chapter 2. Birth of a New Holiday ""; ""Chapter 3. Early Childhood ""; ""Chapter 4. The War Years ""; ""Chapter 5. Reconstruction ""; ""Chapter 6. Atlanta Dentist ""; ""Chapter 7. Gone to Texas ""; ""Chapter 8. From Denver to Dodge ""; ""Chapter 9. Following the Circuit ""; ""Chapter 10. Arrival in the Arizona Territory ""

""Chapter 11. Gunfight in Tombstone """"Chapter 12. Refuge in Colorado ""; ""Chapter 13. The Final Years ""; ""Epilogue ""; ""Appendix: John Henry Holliday's Genealogy ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-8061-7216-9