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Format:
Book
Title:
The real wild west : the 101 Ranch and the creation of the American West
ISBN:
9780312192860

9780312263812
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
Physical Description:
xvii, 652 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Contents:
Introduction: The Hundred and One -- Ch. 1. Kentucky Home. Portrait: Daniel Boone: America's First "Cowboy" -- Ch. 2. Rebel Child. Portrait: P.T. Barnum Invents the Wild West -- Ch. 3. Hear the Wind Blow. Portrait: Under the Black Flag -- Ch. 4. Kentucky Farewell. Portrait: The South's Avenging Angel -- Ch. 5. California Bound. Portrait: Ned Buntline -- Ch. 6. Home on the Range. Portrait: "Wild Bill" -- Ch. 7. Prairie City. Portrait: The Bandit Queen -- Ch. 8. Gone to Texas. Portrait: Jesse Chisholm's Trail -- Ch. 9. Trails South. Portrait: The Hanging Judge, Frontier Vigilantes, and Stone-cold Killers -- Ch. 10. San Saba Country. Portrait: Cowboys -- Ch. 11. The Cowboy's Dream. Portrait: Standing Bear: Chief of the Poncas.
Summary:
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. Playing to packed arenas from coast to coast, and even in Europe, the 101 Ranch show came to embody the spirit of the frontier for the entire nation.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.9 40.0 43147.
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