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Classic Gunfights: Doc Hits Bottom (but not much else)

by | Mar 31, 2017 | Classic Gunfights, Departments

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August 19, 1884 Broke, sick and usually drunk, Doc Holliday hits rock bottom in Leadville, Colorado. Today, a fellow gambler, Billy Allen, is demanding Doc repay a $5 loan by noon, “or else.” The $5 was a pretext. Doc was the target of a group of gamblers. Afraid fo


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