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Our American Stories

Doc Holliday: Outlaw Gentlemen, Shady Ladies, and Tombstone

Our American Stories

iHeartPodcasts

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6817 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our American Stories, much of what America and the world know about Doc Holliday comes from movies and television. But historians agree that no movie portrayal has ever done justice to the real Doc Holliday—until now. Here to tell the story of Doc Holliday is Roger McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier.

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0:50.8

This is Lee Habib, and this is Our American Stories, and we tell stories about everything here on this show.

0:52.4

Much of what America and the world knows about Doc Holiday comes from movies and TV.

0:57.2

But historians agree no movie portrayal has done real justice to his story.

1:02.3

Roger McGrath is the author of Gunfighters, Highwayman, and Vigilantes,

1:05.6

Violence on the Frontier, a U.S. Marine and former history professor at UCLA.

1:10.5

He's a regular contributor for us

1:11.9

here at Our American Stories. Here's McGrath with the story of Doc Holliday.

1:19.6

Doc Holliday was not only one of the most colorful characters in the Old West, but also

1:24.6

one of the most feared. He acquired the nickname of Doc, honestly, earning

1:29.6

a degree in dentistry and practicing in several towns. However, he eventually spent nearly

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