The 101 Ranch

by Ellsworth Collins, Alma Miller England, Ellsworth Collings

Book Overview

In the first third of the twentieth century, the 101 Real Wild West Show was known halfway round the world. It featured such headliners as Bill Pickett, the African-American inventor of bulldogging, and the future Hollywood film stars Tom Mix, Buck Jones, and Hoot Gibson. What was not so well known abroad was that the show stemmed from a real, working ranch that rivaled the fabled XIT Ranch in the folklore of the West.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806110473
• ISBN13: 9780806110479
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Empire of the plains

One of the more interesting books on the 101 Ranch. Originally written at a time when many of the people involved with the 101 were still alive to give valuable first hand information. For the most part a very easy read and a revealing look at the building of the vast 110,000 acre empire. There are some areas where the story bogs down with financial figures and crop output etc. However it is an amazing story that even today seems unreal. The fact that such names as Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Buffalo Bill and many more were associated with the 101 Wild West Show makes for very interesting reading in addition to the many facets surrounding life at the "White House" and the three Miller brothers themselves.