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Doc HolidayMatt Braun He came from the American South, a gentleman by breeding, a dentist by training, a gambler by vocation. But as Dr. John H. Holliday, a man fleeing his tragic past, drifted across the West, living among some of the roughest men on the frontier, word spread quickly he never walked away from a fight, and he never drew too late. Now, from Dodge City to Denver and Cheyenne, from boomtown to sinkholes, "Doc" Holliday was driven by the demons of his past, a skilled gambler and show more a seasoned mankiller--his name was known and feared long before the O. K. Corral. The story of a man who spoke softly and carried a lightning gun, Doc Holliday is Matt Braun's extraordinary chronicle of the West's most complex and legendary figure. show lessTags
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Matt Braun excels in this novel. The fictional biography feels real and implements many elements of truth(not without elaboration I imagine). Exciting and fast paced, you grow to really admire and possibly even idolize Doc Holliday as the story progresses. It would make for one hell of a western movie.
#1357 in our old book database. Rated: Indifferent.
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Matt Braun was born in Oklahoma in 1932. He is a fouth-generation rancher Recipient of the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award and the Cowboy Spirit Award. appointment by the Governor of Oklahoma as a Territorial Marshal. inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1999. His 1973 Black Fox, was made into a CBS miniseries. His works include show more Windward West, Wyatt Earp, You Know My Name, and Matt Braun's Western Cooking. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Doc Holliday
- Alternate titles
- Doc Holliday: The Gunfighter
- Original publication date
- 1997-08
- People/Characters
- Doc Holliday; Wyatt Earp; Big Nose Kate
- Important places
- Dodge City, Kansas, USA; Denver, Colorado, USA
- Dedication
- To
Bettiane
who always shared the dream - First words
- "You can get dressed, John."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Doc Holliday, the gentleman rogue, will live forever.
- Original language
- English
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Statistics
- Members
- 61
- Popularity
- 506,795
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.63)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 8
- ASINs
- 2
