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• Dr. John Henry "Doc" Holliday: A southern gentleman, dying from a very young age of consumption. He missed his home once he moved west for his health, but found ways to live in spite of it. Well-liked, well-educated and generous, trained and enjoyed being a dentist.
• Mária Katarina Harony "Miss Kate": Kate Harony, a high-strung Hungarian whore with dazzling turquoise eyes
• Dr. Robert Holliday: Doc's cousin, also a dentist, with whom Doc had begun a practice in Georgia.
• Alice Holliday: Doc's beloved mother; of the McKay family
• Johnnie Sanders: A young boy, part Negro, from the south. Held several small jobs in Dodge, dealt Faro.
• Mr. Wyatt Earp: One of six brothers, quiet, chosen to be marshal each year.
• Mr. Robert Wright: Rich, had a hand in many pies. Owner of Wright's General Outfitting Store in Dodge City.
• James C. Earp: One of the Earp brothers; he and his wife ran a bordello in Dodge City.
• Mrs. James Cooksey Earp: James's wife and madam of James' bordello.
• Alexander Von Angensperg: Austrian born and well-educated Jesuit priest and traveling missionary. Enjoyed discussions with Doc because of his education.
• Dick Naylor: The name of the horse Wyatt rode, although he wanted Roxana, Grier's horse.
• Bat Masterson: Dressed better than others; shorter than the Earp brothers.
• Mattie Blaylock: Wyatt's woman, formerly a prostitute.
• Elijah Garrett Grier: A captain in the army who owned an Arabian horse Wyatt Earp hoped to buy and to breed with Dick Naylor.
• Eddie Foy: A comedian who was starring at the Comique (frequently mispronounced as Commie-Q) Theater) who was always good for a laugh.
• Roxana: The Arabian horse owned by Captain Grier.
• Mr. George Hoover: Owned a cigar shop and liquor store in Dodge.
• Wilfred Eberhardt: Son of man who killed himself. Taken in by the Wright family and later employed by Doc.
• Miss Isabelle Wright: Pretty daughter of Bob Wright who hoped to win Doc for herself.
• Chalkley (Chalkie) Beeson: Owner of the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge.
• Miss Martha Anne Holliday: Doc Holliday's cousin and potential wife who lived in Georgia.
• Lou Houston: Morgan Earp's girlfriend.
• Dr. Tom McCarty: The doctor in Dodge, called often for various needs (barroom brawls, etc.); he treated Doc many times.
• James H. Kelley: Elected mayor of Dodge, veteran of the Confederate Amy.
• Jau Dong-Sing (China Joe): A Chinese man who owned China Joe's Laundry and Baths in Dodge. Doc called him Mr. Joe.

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• “John Henry never did make many friends at school, but other boys learned to leave him alone --- and to copy his answers.”

• “This much is sure: if Kate hadn't gone back to Doc Holliday on the afternoon of June 10, 1878, you never would have heard of him. You wouldn't know the names of Wyatt Earp or any of his brothers. The Clantons and McLaurys would be utterly forgotten, and Tombstone would be nothing more than an Arizona ghost town with an ironic name.”

• “"I fear you have missed Wyatt again, sir, " Doc told Alexander. "He's in Topeka, at the state convention of the Republic Party--" His lip curled at the words, and he added a confession dark with melodrama: "I have fallen in with evil companions."”

  Doc Holliday

• “The Georigian <Doc Holliday> had used more words in five minutes than Wyatt had spoken during 1872 and 1873.”

• “<i/>Tout casse, tout passe,tout lasse. <i/> That was the lesson Kate learned in childhood. Everything breaks, everything passes, nothing lasts.”

  the narrator

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Griffin, Georgia: Where Doc Holliday grew up. He always missed Georgia once he moved away.
• Wichita: A large city near where St. Francis Mission School for Indians was. This school was where Johnnie Sanders lived prior to coming to Dodge.
• Lone Star Saloon: A dance hall and saloon where Doc and his friends often were.
• Dallas, Texas: Doc joined a dental practice here after being diagnosed with consumption; however was let go after the Panic of 1873.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Where Doc earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree.
• Tombstone, Arizona: A town where Doc and the Earps lived after living in Dodge. Where the gunfight at the O.K. Corral occurred.

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Glossary edit see section history

• Consumption: Tubercolosis

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Snowman, and followed by What Happened to Goodbye.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mary Doria Russell (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Amazon Best of the Month (May 2011, #7)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3568.U76678E54 2011
• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Historical
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Westerns

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