John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. My friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack. Attempts to document most of the stories in the book have been unsuccessful. The wests greatest gunslingers charles river editors.
Doc holliday is a figure from the old west, a gunman and a gambler who. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Hollidays colorful life and character have been depicted in many books and portrayed by. If the outlaws and their friends and allies imagined that they could intimidate or. I did always wonder what the book that wyatt gave him really said. Tombstonelook whos back in town, my friend doc holiday. Doc holliday from the movie wyatt earp, kiss my rebel. My friend, doc holliday ostensibly by wyatt earp was actually written by jack fiske and amazon reports it as being out of print. Doc holliday and wyatt earp stayed in tombstone to exact. Lake, supposedly in collaboration with wyatt earp in which earp speaks about holliday, but this book is largely fictional. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. One of my favorite scenes from the movie wyatt earp. Hij werd geboren als zoon van henry burroughs holliday en alice jane holliday geboortenaam.
Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. My grandfather personally knew wyatt earp, he was a. I read a copy in the early 80s for school but havent seen a copy for a long time. My husband is a huge fan of the period and it was a christmas present. My friend doc holliday wyatt earp book pdf while in texas, he saved wyatt earps life and they became friends. Some of the most famous lawmenoutlaws are the earps, wyatt, virgil and morgan earp. I have read several books on the earps and this book is the closest to the.
A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for his role in the events leading up to and following the gunfight at the o. The friendship continued between doc holliday and wyatt earp. My friend doc hollidayholiday wyatt earp tombstone booklet etsy. He wrote a short story entitled the life and times of doc holiday. Doc holiday the earps turkey creek jack and texas jack vermillion kurt russellval kilmersam elliotjon tenney billy bob thorntonpeter sherayko buck taylor. Tombstonelook whos back in town, my friend doc holiday rip bill paxton duration. In dodge city, kansas, holliday saved earps life late one night. Wyatt earp, doc holliday, wild bill hickok, jesse james, billy the kid and butch cassidy. His devotion to his books accelerated in 1866 when his mother died of tuberculosis. In 1872, in a story recounted in a doc holliday biography written by. Louis for a period of time, to join a friends dental practice.
He was so excited he read it all as soon as i gave it to him. He was a real person, which means he essentially was both. West and was close friends with fellow gunslinger wyatt earp. Zijn familie werd gerespecteerd en zijn vader had in. He is reported to have said, i coughed that up with my lungs, years ago. Includes a detailed description of their feud with the clantons and mclaurys. And to the far left, wyatt earps best friend, doc holliday.