Tombstone · Character
Big Nose Kate
Doc Holliday's common-law wife, a fiery saloon girl.
minor
Also known as Kate
First appearance: tombstone
Big Nose Kate shows up with force in III: Glad Hand and Trigger Finger. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Recounted in a story where she helps Doc Holliday escape a lynch mob by bringing him his guns and fleeing to Dodge City.
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- Key Tombstone Figures
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because it marks the psychological peak where the Earps and Doc Holliday confront…
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