A dying dentist, a violent frontier, and the making of Doc Holliday

Behind the gunslinger myth was a dying man with a degree in dentistry, a gambling habit, and an ever-ticking clock counting down his days.
Fascinated by the legend of Doc Holliday, as a kid, I read Stuart Lake's 'Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshall' and Josephine Sara Marcus Earp's 'I Married Wyatt Earp.' — Read the rest
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