The Truth Behind Legendary Old West Gambling Gunslinger Doc Holliday

Succumbing to His Disease

Holliday spent the last of his days in Colorado. Broke and weakened by his disease, Holliday continued to enter saloon fights up until the very end. He spent time in Glenwood Springs to help alleviate his condition, but it only made his symptoms worse. Holliday called upon Mary Horony to keep him company during his final hours…

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