![]() Only problem with my design suggestion was that the photo had already been prominently used on Dr. John Henry Holliday taken in Prescott, Arizona, shortly before he moved to Tombstone, and sent to his family back home in Georgia-an elegant image of a traveling man in the era of the iron horse. The first mock-up of my own suggested design combined both a train on a high trestle and a photo of Dr. In my mind, since the book was inspired by Doc’s railroad travels across the country, a cover featuring an antique train would have been perfect. Such is the case in the cover of my new pictorial biography: The World of Doc Holliday: History & Historic Images. With many creators taking part in the process, the final product may not reflect the author’s first intent, while still satisfying bookstore buyers and distributors. A self published author may have complete control over cover design, while a traditionally published author (like yours truly) has a whole art and marketing department to do the work. One of the last-but most important-elements of book publishing is the design of the cover. Dancing with Doc Holliday and Rhett Butler.Fire and Ice: Doc Holliday in Philadelphia.Graves in the Garden – Doc Holliday’s Family & The Civil War.Doc Holliday and the Ghost of Ed Bailey.Why Doc Holliday Killed Johnny Ringo in “Tombstone”. ![]()
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