THE WEST THAT WAS… “America’s Wild West created an untold number of notorious characters, and in southwestern Texas, John King Fisher (1855– 1884) was foremost among them. To friends and foes alike, he insisted he be called “King.” He found a home in the...
Judge Roy Bean: The Alleged Hanging Judge of Langtry, Texas Movies have tried to paint Judge Roy Bean, the “Law West of the Pecos,” as a hanging judge. Bean was more of a blowhard with an uncanny ability to know how much money a defendant was carrying and...
DOCTOR HOLLIDAY OF DODGE , 41 min. After his outlaw years in Texas, Doc Holliday arrived in Dodge City determined to resume his dental career and enjoy the excitements of the Western frontier. Historian Dr. Gary Roberts and author Victoria Wilcox discuss Doc’s life in...
DOC HOLLIDAY, DDS., 34 min. Doc Holliday was a Southern son in the Yankee north when he attended dental school in Philadelphia. Historian Dr. Gary Roberts and author Victoria Wilcox discus Doc’s college years and the professional title that would become his legendary...
GONE WEST TO TEXAS, 41 min. The year was 1873. Jesse James was robbing trains, the Sioux Indians were on the warpath, and Doc Holliday arrived in Texas as a young man with a troubled past hoping for a new start in life. Historian Dr. Gary Roberts and author Victoria...
