Synopses & Reviews
Reassessing the life of one of the most infamous characters of the Old West “He was a dentist whom necessity had made a gambler; a gentleman whom disease had made a vagabond; a philosopher whom life had made a caustic wit; a long, lean blonde fellow nearly dead with consumption and at the same time the most skillful gambler and nerviest, speediest, deadliest man with a six-gun I ever knew.”
—Wyatt Earp, speaking of Doc Holliday This new biography sets the record straight on the man best known for his participation in the shootout at the O.K. Corral—a man of refinement who went West after contracting tuberculosis and became a gunfighter, gambler, and saloonkeeper. Telling the story in Doc Hollidays own voice, D. J. Herda reveals many unexplored facets of this legendary figures personality. They Call Me Doc provides a riveting, well-rounded picture of both the mythological character and the real man.
Synopsis
John Henry "Doc" Holliday was a man of education and refinement who went west after contracting tuberculosis both hoping to find a cure in the prairie air and perhaps escaping his stolid homelife for the more adventurous frontier. This new biography reveals the many facets of his personality and proposes to set the record straight--or at least to tell the story that Doc Holliday would have preferred be told about himself.
Synopsis
A fresh, lively retelling of the life of one of the most infamous characters of the Old West, Doc Holliday, by an imaginative, yet accurate storyteller.
About the Author
D. J. Herda is the author of numerous books on a wide range of topicsincluding Outlaws of the American Westas well as several hundred thousand articles, syndicated columns, and short stories.