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...
Doc Holliday grew up in the turbulent days before and during the Civil War. Historian Dr. Gary Roberts and author Victoria Wilcox discuss how the War years impacted him and his family and led to his possible involvement in a plot to rid his town of Yankee...
In Search of the Frank McLaury “Blue Top” Silver Mine, Tombstone Hills, Tombstone, Arizona. Frank McLaury, Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, James Earp and Doc Holliday all owned mines in this area. Warning: When exploring the mining area be extremely careful, as...
CHILD OF THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER, 11 min. Before Doc Holliday was a Western legend, he was a Southern son, with family ties to the real people behind Gone with the Wind. Historian Dr. Gary Roberts and author Victoria Wilcox discuss Doc’s Southern heritage and how it...
Many authors and historians refuse to read historical fiction. I am grateful that in this country, we have the choice to read what we want. Once we got out of the Roy Rogers and Bonanza phase, many moved on to documented history only. Some started with Stuart Lake...
