Going into this book, my only knowledge about wyatt earp came from hollywood and film. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. My friend doc holliday by wyatt earp book, in the movie tombstone, doc holliday portrayed by actor val kilmer is my friend, doc holliday ostensibly by wyatt earp was actually. My friend, doc holliday ostensibly by wyatt earp was actually written by jack fiske and amazon reports it as being out of print. In 1872, in a story recounted in a doc holliday biography written by gary roberts, doc holliday. Doc holliday was a gambler, vagabond, gentleman, and gunfighter. Wyatt earp doc holliday 40 wynonna earp doc holliday 5 mattie blaylock doc holliday 2 waverly earp nicole haught 2 xavier dolls doc holliday 2. Holliday was a trained pharmacist who served in several wars, including the cherokee indian war, the mexicanamerican war, and as a major. Find my friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack fiske 1994. When doc holliday reached colorado near the end of april 1882, he was certain that he was safe. My friend doc holliday by earp, wyatt as written by jack. Wyatt doesnt know that he doesnt know what he wants, but fortunately a professional is on hand to set things right.
One of the most well known and for many years respected books about wyatt earp was the book i married wyatt earp, originally credited as a factual memoir by josephine marcus earp. In september of 1879 wyatt earp finally said goodbye to dodge city, ending up in las vegas, new mexico. The book appears to have been signed and inscribed to the owner by the author jack fiske on the title page. Wyatt earp my friend doc hollidayholiday tombstone. Bat and doc were involved in the royal gorge railroad war in 197879. My husband is a huge fan of the period and it was a christmas present.
I did always wonder what the book that wyatt gave him really said. Bat masterson was famous as a gunfighter and friend of such characters as wyatt earp, doc holliday, and luke short, many may not know that he was also a writer. His devotion to his books accelerated in 1866 when his mother died of tuberculosis. Tensions rose between the earp clan and the mclaury and clanton families, ranchers who supplied the town with beef by stealing cattle and squatting on public lands. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Whether or not they thought they were helping doc is unknown, but his close friends, wyatt earp and bat masterson, both repeated exaggerated tales to reporters and potential authors who had no trouble adding to the stories to make their writing more sensational.
Doc holliday, bat masterson and wyatt earp by richard e. Doc had learned that wyatt was staying at the windsor and took the opportunity to see his old friend once more. The book appears to have been signed by the author jack fiske on the title page. Army, and a renown lawman in dodge city kansas where he and wyatt earp worked together as deputy sheriffs of ford county, ks. Attempts to document most of the stories in the book have been unsuccessful. Earp wasnt a wordy fellow and certainly didnt have a sophisticated. Fine book in near fine dj w 1 tear bottom front panel, now in clear cove. From that moment, doc holliday became wyatt earp s best friend for life. Doc holliday, gambler, gunfighter, killer, had a mean disposition and a caustic tongue. Why marshal earp, a deacon in the church, could tolerate doc holliday was a mighty puzzle to wyatt s friends.
The hardcover of the wyatt earp speaks my side of the o. Some of the most famous lawmenoutlaws are the earps, wyatt, virgil and morgan earp. From doc holliday val kilmer funny and dry lines to wyatt earp kurt russel and the famous removal of johnny tyler billy bob thorton from the oriental saloon, many parts of the film that one may assume as fiction are actually quite true. Doc was only 36 when he died in a sanitarium, six years after the infamous gunfight at the ok corral doc holliday wasnt so bad i guess. Lawmen wyatt and virgil earp arrived in tombstone in 1879 and were eventually joined by their younger brother morgan and wyatt s friend doc holliday. Doc holliday is a figure from the old west, a gunman and a gambler who. A close friend and associate of lawman wyatt earp, holliday is best known for. A friend to wyatt earp, he was deputized in tombstone, arizona before the famous gunfight at the o.
He openly told reporters that he and the rest of wyatt earp s posse would never be prosecuted because of arrangements with arizona authorities. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. Wyatt and doc came to pueblo, however, doc holliday, bat masterson and wyatt earp whose lives were very closely intertwined spent a considerable portion of their careers in colorado. Because of his unearned bad reputation, the family in georgia disowned doc. Opening narration the friendship between marshal wyatt earp and dr. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Louis for a period of time, to join a friends dental. He wrote a short story entitled the life and times of doc holiday. 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 life and legend, but first conveyed in 1907 by noted writer bat masterson holliday first killed a man in georgia during a racial dispute. Bartholemew william barclay bat masterson 1853 1921 spent the first half of his life in what we know today as the wild west. Doc hollidays lost colorado years true west magazine. Wyatt earp is named clay blaisedell, doc holliday is called tom morgan, tombstone is warlock, and the o. Josephine earp recalled sitting in the lobby when a familiar form appeared. Doc holliday and wyatt earp stayed in tombstone to exact. This is a replica of the booklet that wyatt earp supposedly presented as a tribute to his one and only true friend, doc holliday, when doc lay dying in his hospital deathbed in the eversopopular great western, tombstone, with kurt russell and val kilmer. If you need help, please visit the help section or contact us submit. Hollidays colorful life and character have been depicted in many books and portrayed by. Only wyatt erp could say this about his true friend doc. Doc holiday doesnt have a lot of friends but he has wyatt earp.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Click to read more about my friend doc holliday by wyatt earp. Wyatt himself was mostly just a gambler in his youth thats how he became friends with doc holliday, but he also had an arrest record that followed him from iowa, where he grew up he was born in illinois, to wichita, kan. Lake, supposedly in collaboration with wyatt earp in which earp speaks about holliday, but this book is largely fictional. I read a copy in the early 80s for school but havent seen a copy for a long time. He was so excited he read it all as soon as i gave it to him. It presents the earpholliday friendship with refreshing insight. All photos true west archivesillustrations by bob boze bell john henry doc holliday had a restless year in 1877. Published in 1976, it was edited by amateur historian glenn boyer. Wyatt earp and doc holliday first became familiar, where else, but at a faro.
And to the far left, wyatt earps best friend, doc holliday. John henry doc holliday august 14, 1851 november 8, 1887 was an american gambler, gunfighter, and dentist. The best movie that follows the complex series of gun battles and personalities is tombstone 1993 with kurt russell as wyatt and val kilmer as doc. My friend doc hollidayholiday wyatt earp tombstone booklet etsy. This is a recreation of the booklet that wyatt earp supposedly presented as a tribute to his one and only true friend, doc holliday, when doc lay dying in his hospital deathbed in the eversopopular great western, tombstone, with kurt russell and val kilmer. There, coming toward us, was doc holliday, a thinner, more delicateappearing doc holliday even than he had been in tombstone. My friend doc holliday wyatt earp, jack fiske barnebys. A fascinating, historical read of the outlaws of the west. The wests greatest gunslingers charles river editors on.
My friend doc holliday by wyatt earp the real booklet. Its a small comment in an otherwise actionpacked episode. If the outlaws and their friends and allies imagined that they could intimidate or exterminate the. My friend doc holliday wyatt earp book pdf while in texas, he saved wyatt earps life and they became friends. Corral, city marshal virgil earp and his brothers wyatt and morgan, joined by a gambler friend, doc holliday, exchanged gunfire with four local cowboys, the clanton and mclaury brothers. A character named maeve implies that doc and wyatt were romantically together on wynonna earp, and doc doesnt exactly deny it.
The real life of doc holliday wild west legend that. My friend doc hollidayholiday wyatt earp tombstone. My friend doc holliday jack fiske on free an amazon company, offers millions of. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. West and was close friends with fellow gunslinger wyatt earp.
Wyatt earp and doc holliday would later ride together against the cowboys in what is known as the earp vendetta ride. An old friend of doc s arrives in town with an offer he cant refuse. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The life and legend of wyatt earp my husband tv episode. Wyatt earp speaking of his friend doc holliday 02 21 2019 2 wyatt earp and doc holliday. Among his contemporaries, he was famous as a buffalo hunter, indian fighter, scout for the u. Appearing behind these cowboys, doc now had them in his gunsight. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Doc holliday is a figure from the old west, a gunman and a gambler who was part. Earp to educate and keep the history of the old west alive. Hollidays colorful life and character have been depicted in many books and portrayed by wellknown actors in numerous. Corral is the acme corral, but the genealogy of oakley halls novel and this film is unmistakable.
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