Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Founded in 1893, the 101 Ranch was famous across the country for its touring Wild West shows, which featured countless cowboys and cowgirls, including Buffalo Bill, Geronimo, and Bill Pickett. The 101 Ranch show came to embody the spirit of the frontier for the entire nation. The Miller brothers, who owned the ranch, also found themselves involved in the formation of Hollywood and western movies, and the ranch produced many of the earliest western film stars, including Tom Mix and Buck Jones.
Colonel George Washington Miller, the founder of the 101, participated in cattle drives, and Wallis follows Miller from Kentucky through Missouri and Kansas and into the Cherokee Outlet in northern Oklahoma, where he founded the 101 Ranch on the banks of the Salt Fork of the Arkansas River.
The massive popular interest in the West also sparked a growth in western movies, and the Miller brothers were there to participate. Dozens of Hollywood's earliest films were shot on location at the ranch, and many of the 101 Ranch cowboys starred in these motion pictures.
Wallis also portrays the origins of the mass entertainment industry that flourishes today, and shows how this industry helped to undo the West of reality and preserve it as a popular mythology. Full of incredible characters and unbelievable stories, this is an evocative reflection of the story of America itself.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West
July 17, 2000, St. Martin's Griffin
Paperback
in English
0312263813 9780312263812
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
The Real Wild West: The 101 Ranch and the Creation of the American West
January 2000, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Unknown Binding
in English
0606218211 9780606218214
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
The real wild west: the 101 Ranch and the creation of the American West
1999, St. Martin's Press
in English
- 1st ed.
031219286X 9780312192860
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [611]-624) and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Source records
Scriblio MARC recordIthaca College Library MARC record
Internet Archive item record
marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record
Internet Archive item record
Library of Congress MARC record
Better World Books record
marc_columbia MARC record
First Sentence
"OVERLEAF: George Washington Miller, 1881."
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 16 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
July 15, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
April 17, 2024 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
November 28, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
April 14, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |