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Doc Holliday

by John Myers Myers · 1955

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"John Myers Myers has written Doc's story with a skill that matches the sureness of a bullet from Doc's gun."-Dallas Times Herald. "As for the general reader, he'll eat this up and beg for more."-San Francisco Chronicle.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of thistrue crimetrue crimeMore like thisLess of this
Genre
westernwesternMore like thisLess of this
Themes
American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
American WestAmerican WestMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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