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Before Tombstone Holliday Was in Texas
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Doc Holliday rang in the New Year in Dallas on Jan. 1, 1875 by shooting a fellow gambler.
With a powerful planter and war hero for a father, John Henry Holliday had a lot to live up to. Not only was Major Holliday top dog in the county, he also had commanded Fannin’s Avengers, a company of Georgia volunteers, in the Mexican War.
But the boy’s world collapsed when his…
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