Parables of the Beautiful Country by Jack E'Dalgo Chapter 18: Damage Estimate “I'm gonna get myself in fighting trim Scope out every angle of unfair advantage I'm gonna bribe the officials, I'm gonna kill all the judges It's gonna take you people years to recover from all of the damage Our mother has been absent …
Chapter 19: Continental Divide
Parables of the Beautiful Country by Jack E'Dalgo Chapter 19: Continental Divide "In the old days neither Doc nor I bothered to make explanations." - Wyatt Earp The Continental Hotel was not the closest hotel to the rail station. It wasn't even the fourth closest. Which is why its size surprised Masterson. Most hotels gained …
Chapter 20: La Veta Helada
Parables of the Beautiful Country by Jack E'Dalgo Chapter 20: La Veta Helada "I saw Allen coming, and I thought my life was as good to me as his was to him. I fired the shot and he fell on the floor, and I fired the second shot." -Doc Holliday, court testimony, Leadville, Colorado 1885. …
Chapter 21: Loose Cannons and Sons of a Gun
Parables of the Beautiful Country by Jack E'Dalgo Chapter 21: Loose Cannons and Sons of a Gun "Holliday was a likable fellow and not looking for trouble but one could get it from him at any time they wanted it." --JJ Crook, Holliday's physician in Leadville and Glenwood Springs Masterson had recommended Holliday delegate Ben …
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Chapter 22: Trips and Triggers
Parables of the Beautiful Country by Jack E'Dalgo Chapter 22: Trips and Triggers "The Doc myth that really grinds me is the persistent notion that Doc was a fatalist who wanted to die. I found him to be cynical and full of self-pity for more reasons than his consumption, but plenty of evidence showed he …
Chapter 23 Roundhouses and Square Deals
Parables of the Beautiful Country by Jack E'Dalgo Chapter 23 Roundhouses and Square Deals “Holliday had a mean disposition and an ungovernable temper, and when under the influence of liquor, was a most dangerous man. Holliday had few friends anywhere in the West. He was selfish and had a perverse nature, traits not calculated to …
Chapter 24: Last Stands and Grand Stands
Parables of the Beautiful Country by Jack E'Dalgo Chapter 24: Last Stands and Grand Stands "There was nothing in his soul but iron." - Wyatt Earp about Doc Holliday Law enforcement arrived at the roundhouse after nine the next morning. Unlike the day before, this mob had a distinct head. Three of them, in fact. …