…A gunfighter in the American West. After working as a buffalo hunter, he served as sheriff in Wichita and Dodge City, Kansas, where lawless people were rampant, and in 1879 he became a deputy U.S. marshal in Tombstone, Arizona, and played a leading role in the so-called "O.K. Corral Duel" on October 26, 1881, along with his friend Doc Holliday (real name John Henry Holliday, 1851-1887). However, it is unclear whether he was a champion of justice as the legend suggests. … *Some of the terms mentioned in "Doc Holliday" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アメリカ西部のガンマン。バッファロー猟師などをした後,無法者の横行したカンザス州のウィチタやドッジ・シティの保安官をつとめ,1879年,アリゾナのトゥームストーンで連邦保安官補佐に就任,81年10月26日のいわゆる〈O.K.コラルの決闘〉では友人のドク・ホリデーDoc Holliday(本名ジョン・ヘンリー・ホリデー,1851‐87)とともに主役となった。ただし彼が伝説のように正義の味方であったか否かはわからない。… ※「Doc Holliday」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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