THE WEST THAT WAS…

THE WEST THAT WAS…

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...
Roy Bean

Roy Bean

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...

An Evening With Doc Holliday, Episode 4, DOC HOLLIDAY, DDS

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...