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Karen Holliday Tanner Doc Holliday (Paperback). Format: Paperback. Item Length: 138mm. Item Height: 230mm. Genre: Biography. Country/Region of Manufacture: US. Language: English. Missing Information?. Further DetailsTitle: Doc Holliday Condition: New Subtitle: A Family Portrait EAN: 9780806133201 Format: Paperback Author: Karen Holliday Tanner ISBN: 9780806133201 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Release Date: 03/15/2001 Description: 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. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Genre: Biography Item Height: 230mm Item Length: 138mm Item Width: 19mm Item Weight: 426g Release Year: 2001 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
