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Summary: Terrible! Pap only!
Review: Tanner has given us absolutely nothing that cannot be obtained in other sources. I see nothing of scholarly endeavor here. If one wishes to read fiction, one should read Eickhoff's THE FOURTH HORSEMAN which is far the better written work and tells just as much as the enigma of Doc Holliday.
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Summary: Have you ever wondered about Doc Holliday?
Review: The first time I watched the movie Tombstone, I was heartbroken that it chose to focus on the Earp family, rather than Doc Holliday who seemed SO much more interesting! After the movie, I realized that I knew very little about this man other than his nickname. I started to search for factual information about "Doc" Holliday, and not much is available.This is a FANTASTIC book. Forget your romantic notions about the gunslinger, and be prepared to meet the real man who is much more fascinating and WORTHY OF ADMIRATION than you would have believed previously. The greatest weakness of this book is also it's greatest strength since the book is authored by a Holliday cousin. She has access to a wealth of information and photos that the publisher claims has never been available before its 1999 printing of this book. However, when it comes to certain scandals, you can easily see how she chooses to represent history in a favorable light. Probably best read in conjunction with other first hand but less biased sources. Definately worth owning. A very easy read. Would make a great gift to interest a teenager in reading or in history.
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Summary: If your only gonna read ONE!!!
Review: Then this is THE Doc Holliday Book. Mrs. Tanner has done an excellent job of painting a true and realistic historically correct "diary" of his life and times. Some of the family input lends much provenance. My hat off to Mrs. Tanner/Holliday Respectfully, David W.
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Summary: TOMBSTONE EPITAPH RAVES!
Review: THE TOMBSTONE EPITAPH, July 1998 -- Review by C. F. Eckhardt, Book Bag Editor. From the publication of this book on, any work about or mentioning John Henry Holliday, DDS, which does not list this book as a source must be considered essentially the product of imagination. Previous serious attempts at biography of Doc Holliday had their good points, but they lacked one thing: No one had any real information on the background of the young Georgia dentist who became Doc Holliday. The Holliday Family, for over a century, refused to even discuss their notorious relative with anyone outside the family circle. As a result, the background information in those books was based upon rumor, gossip, and a few matters of public record, some of which was relatively accurate but much of which was pure moonshine. At long last the Holliday's have broken the silence. Tanner writes, "Enough time has past so that there is no one left who feels either shame or guilt over the life ! of John Henry." Therefore, from the Holliday family Bibles, letters, unpublished family manuscripts, genealogical records, and the gathered memories of the family, she has given us the story of a shy, retiring, handicapped child whose life was turned upside down twice -- once by the War Between the States and Reconstruction, and again by the death of his beloved mother and his father's hasty remarriage to a woman only eight years the senior of his son -- who became the legend known across the American West as 'Doc Holliday.' This is the single 'must have' book on the subject of Doc Holliday. Any of the other biographies are worth reading, but only if you read them in conjunction with DOC HOLLIDAY, A FAMILY PORTRAIT will you get the full picture of the man who became Doc Holliday.
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Summary: The Holliday portrait
Review: This book is good reading overall. Almost every paragraph is referenced with the source. The book also provides a good background on John Henry Holliday's early years. However, the book, does not go into as much detail about Doctor Hollidays more famous years as I had hoped.
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Summary: Historically inaccurate and poorly researched
Review: This book, written by a distant relative of Doc Holliday, was suprisingly published by an academic press. It's poorly researched, the author used information garnered from a discredited source and it's obivious she didn't take the time necessary to valdidate the information received. It also becomes clear that the writing style is better suited for a grade schooler, not an adult reader.
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Summary: The ONLY Doc Holliday book
Review: This is the only book about John Henry Holliday that the readers in 'Earpania' should not be with out. Many photos, documents, and court records are revealed for the first time that were recently not available to the public. Karen Tanner is Doc's cousin, and she tells his story from a family member point of view, which has more insights than anyone else in the world. A must read for Earp and Holliday fans across the globe!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Exactly what I expected- Excellent book
Review: This isn't a classroom textbook. It's an extremely informative read for those interested in the life of Doc Holliday as well as those around him. As someone who grew up in the areas in which Doc did prior to his move out west, I found this book to be so informative and engaging that I actually used it as a virtual tour-guide when going back to both Fayetteville and Griffin as well as Atlanta to see the places the book studiously describes. I plan to do the same on my next trip out west. Insofar as we can know much at all about people in a period of time in which recorded information was not kept that accurately this book is very informative if for no other reason than the author's access to familial anecdotes, stories, and artifacts. Very well researched and written- thanks for the enjoyment!
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Summary: Great Book, easy reading, simple, straight to the point
Review: Very easying reading. In my opinion the best as well as very non-bias view of the life and events surronding John Henry "Doc" Holliday. The author spends a great deal explaining the life and family of J.H. Holliday before the Tombstone incident. In my opinion also gives a non-bias view of the O.K. Corral shoot-out. The only thing i could NOT find in this book that i feel should have been in this reading was how exactly how J.H. Holliday got his nickname "Doc". I have read other accounts as to how he got his famous nickname but i was extremely interested in reading how he got his nickname from THIS author. Overall i would recommend this book first and foremost to anyone interested in Doc Holliday.
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Summary: Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait
Review: Very interesting book, and well done with details that would be hard to find with out the family input. Nicely foot noted with references. A must have book for people that are interested in this subject matter. Easy reading for a quick study.
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