Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806133201 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Assume book on Doc Holiday, written by a current Assume book on Doc Holiday, written by a current Holiday relative with access to many family documents! Must have book!. An Outstanding Work of the History of Doc Holliday Stonewall A true work of any historical person requires a lot of research.Karen Holliday Tanner not only uncovers a lot of research that disproves the "Fairy Tale" of Stuart Lake but uncovers facts unknown till now.Doc was a Southern Gentleman.How a person is raised,their family life,religious beliefs,whether they have a higher education background are factors that shape a man. Thus it is appropiate this is titled "A Family Portrait".Ms Tanner explai. "Very Nicely Done" according to Charles R. Jones. Doc's story through the eyes of some of his relatives and early close friends. Well written, and offering pieces of his history not covered in other accounts. I recommend to all students of Doc Holliday mania!
The influence of Holliday’s genteel upbringing never disappeared, but it was increasingly overshadowed by his emerging western personality. S., better known as Doc Holliday, has become a legendary figure in the history of the American West. 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. D. 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.. Holliday, D. Shedding light on Holliday’s early years, in a prominent Georgia family during the Civil War and Reconstruction, she examines the elements that shape
"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