I was doing some research on Doc Holliday when I came
across author Tom Barnes' blog. After reading that I
got his book, Doc Holliday's Road to Tombstone. This
book is a lot of fun. It brings back many facts I
remembered from history classes but weaves them into a
fascinating story. I have always had an interest in
the Wild West and have read other books about the
subject. The difference in this book and others is
that Tom Barnes gives you the story of Doc Holliday
from Holliday's point of view. It lets you see the
human side of the famous gun slinger. I would
recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading.
Rob Rains- Amazon.com review
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"Tom Barnes is a champion
in his field with his use of words and descriptions
that guides his readers from the very first page. His
first hand stories bring topics to light as well as
the many experiences that make up Doc Holliday's
Road to Tombstone .
Readers will discover legends, history and page
turning excitement. His mastery of dialogue puts you
right there in the setting and moment. Tom Barnes
delivers a reader friendly book that will be re-read
countless times and shared with others to gain insight
and delight." Doc Holliday would be proud of the
road this author has created and brought to his
readers.
Gail Small
Fulbright Memorial Scholar
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
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Tom Barnes truly captures the real-life story behind
this historical legend. Follow Doc Holliday from his
childhood, to his eventual and unlikely friendship
with Wyatt Earp, and of course the famous gunfight at
the OK corral. This book is rich with descriptive
detail of Griffin, Georgia, his place of birth, his
close relationship with his mother and the attitudes
that fueled his hot temper and led him to a life of
practiced dentistry, gambling, gun fights and saloon
altercations. Definitely a must read for old west
buffs
Venita Louise
Author of Mixed Nuts
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Who would have thought the legend of Doc Holliday
could be connected in any way to Margaret Mitchell's
Gone With The Wind.
When Doc Holliday went west after he discovered he had
tuberculosis, which caused the death of his mother, he
left behind a sweetheart who thought he would return
after his cure in the warm, dry climate of the west.
During his incredible research for the life of Doc
Holliday the author, Tom Barnes discovered that this
sweetheart, besides being a cousin of Doc Holliday was
a distant cousin of Margaret( Peggy) Mitchell. This
beautiful, girl, Mattie Holliday, wrote letters to Doc
for several years and then after his death became a
nun in the order of Sisters of Mercy. Margaret
Mitchell used to visit her in the decade before Gone
With The Wind was published. If you read the letters
which appear in Doc Holliday's Road To Tombstone, you
will know almost immediately which of the main
characters of GWTW was inspired by Mattie Holliday.
John Henry Holliday was born in Griffin, Georgia and
as a young boy moved with his family to Valdosta,
Georgia just before the end of the Civil War. In 1872,
John Henry was graduated with honors from the
Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. Thus when he
went west he became known as "Doc" Holliday. Starting
his career as a dentist in Texas, Doc soon learned he
could make a better living as a gambler.
The author, Tom Barnes, uses his talent and skill in
scriptwriting to portray the downward spiral of John
Henry Holliday, He brings to life Doc Holliday's
escapades which involved outlaws as well as famous law
officers like Wyatt Earp. Those interested in the O K
Corral may be more fascinated by the trial which took
place afterwards. This book is a great reference for
that whole period of the Old West.
Lenora Smalley
California Writers Club
Director at Large
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" Tom Barnes'
Doc Holliday's Road to Tombstone is splendid.
And it has the best telling of the gunfight at the OK
Corral I've ever read."
-Martin Meyers
Author of the Patrick Hardy mysteries
Co-Author of The Dutchman series
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"Author Tom Barnes has meticulously written
this factual account of the life of Doc Holliday in
such a way that you feel as though you are actually
right there -- experiencing all of the excitement and
ambience of the era in which Doc's life unfolded. A
great read."
L. McDonald Amazon.Com
review
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"Doc Holliday's Road to
Tombstone is a page turner.From growing up in Griffin,
becoming a dentist, his romance with Mattie and his
affair with the fiery Kate, to the very interesting
courtroom scenes after the shooting."
MAC, Los Angeles, CA
Amazon.Com
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