John Henry Holliday
By: Jill Bryant.
Series: Folk heroes
Publisher: Weigl
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Holliday, John Henry, 1851-1887 -- Juvenile literature.; Holliday, John Henry, 1851-1887.; Outlaws -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Gamblers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Dentists -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Gamblers.; Dentists.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Introduces the life of John Henry "Doc" Holliday, a dentist who traveled West in 1872 for his health and became a famous gambler and gunslinger.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 20) and index.
Table of contents: title: Growing up; title: Accomplishments; title: Skills; title: The look of a legend; title: Contemporaries (the historical context); title: Literature and film tie-ins; title: The path of life.