Doc
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hoping that the dry air and sunshine of the West will restore him to health. Soon, with few job prospects, Doc Holliday is gambling professionally with his partner, Mária Katarina...
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER Born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hoping that the dry air and sunshine of the West will restore him to health. Soon, with few job prospects, Doc Holliday is gambling professionally with his partner, Mária Katarina Harony, a high-strung, classically educated Hungarian whore. In search of high-stakes poker, the couple hits the saloons of Dodge City. And that is where the unlikely friendship of Doc Holliday and a fearless lawman named Wyatt Earp begins— before the gunfight at the O.K. Corral links their names forever in American frontier mythology—when neither man wanted fame or deserved notoriety.Look for special features inside.Join the Circle for author chats and more.RandomHouseReadersCircle.com
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780812980004 (081298000X)
ASIN: 081298000X
Publish date: March 6th 2012
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 394
Edition language: English
DOC, BY MARY DORIA RUSSELLFor some unknown reason, one of my friends is going through a Western phase. It's a bit baffling to the rest of us, since it's so far removed from our reality, but we all love her dearly, so I decided to be supportive and read this book, which is one of her most recent favo...
What a wonderful book! This is the story of John Henry “Doc” Holliday. The “characters” made famous by the Gunfight at the OK Corral had always been rather one-dimensional to me, however Doria Russell’s writing has brought them to life. This story is both heart-warming and heart-breaking. It’s...
”He began to die when he was twenty-one, but tuberculosis is slow and sly and subtle. The disease took fifteen years to hollow out his lungs so completely they could not longer keep him alive. In all that time, he was allowed a single season of something like happiness.”Doc HollidayThis is the story...
Doc is steeped strong in historical detail; the flow of the writing keeps it going down easy. I love how rich the people are on the page, how we've learned so much about them that small actions toward the end reverberate with meaning. This is the third book I've read by Russell, and the third to use...
Because I am a huge fan of Mary Doria Russell and because I have always been intrigued by Doc Holiday I was excited to read this book. I listened to it on audio and it was excellent! Russell combines story telling with history in such a marvelous manner that the past comes to life. If you like histo...
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