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The Doctor and the Rough Rider

by Mike Resnick
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It's August 19, 1884. The consumptive Doc Holliday is preparing to await his end in a sanitarium in Leadville, Colorado, when the medicine man Geronimo enlists him on a mission. The time the great chief has predicted has come, the one white man with whom he's willing to treat has crossed the Mississippi and is heading to Tombstone—a young man named Theodore Roosevelt. The various tribes know that Geronimo is willing to end the spell that has kept the United States from expanding west of the Mississippi. In response, they have created a huge, monstrous medicine man named War Bonnet, whose function is to kill Roosevelt and Geronimo and keep the United States east of the river forever. And War Bonnet has enlisted the master shootist John Wesley Hardin. So the battle lines are drawn: Roosevelt and Geronimo against the most powerful of the medicine men, a supernatural creature that seemingly nothing can harm; and Holliday against the man with more credited kills than any gunfighter in history. It does not promise to be a tranquil summer. From the Trade Paperback edition.

  • Creators

  • Series

    A Weird West Tale

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 11, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9781616146917

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      • ISBN: 9781616146917
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 15, 2012

      Geronimo has finally decided to undo the spell that prevents U.S. expansion across the Mississippi River. He chooses Doc Holliday as his go-between to enlist the services of a young and promising American named Theodore Roosevelt to act as negotiator for American interests. The other medicine men who helped maintain the spell, however, oppose Geronimo's action and create a supernatural monster called War Bonnet with a single purpose: to kill Geronimo and Roosevelt. Once more, Holliday must postpone his projected demise from consumption to exercise his talents as shootist extraordinaire against a man sent to remove him from the equation--the notorious John Wesley Hardin. VERDICT The third novel in Resnick's Weird West series (The Buntline Special; The Doctor and the Kid) continues to rewrite the history of the Old West in magical style, reinventing famous characters while remaining true to the spirit of the individuals involved. Lovers of the Old West, alternate history, cowboy steampunk, and fantasy in general should flock to this title and to its series predecessors.

      Copyright 2012 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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