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50 Years Of The Television Western ReviewAn overview of the classic series of the 50's and 60's. I found more than 50 (!) unbelievable mistakes in this book it seems the authors do know nothing about the TV Series they report on or maybe watched them with eyes and ears closed when they where kids.
Some examples: THE LONE RANGER: they say Tonto was a Mohawk. Jay Silverheels was part of the Mohawk nation in REAL LIFE not in the series. RAWHIDE: the trail drive was coming from Ft. Worth NOT San Antonio and it was going to Sedalia, Missouri NOT to Sedalia Kansas. MAVERICK: James Garner did not quit Maverick over a writer's Strike. It was a salary dispute with Warner Bros. WAGON TRAIN: In a photo Michael Burns is identified as Denny Miller. Denny is not even in the photo.THE TALL MAN: Billy the Kid was not gunned down in a gunfight with Pat Garrett. The Kid was ambushed in a dark room and Garrett blasted him when he entered the room. YANCY DERRINGER: X. Brands was not a deaf mute indian. He was only mute and could hear Jock Mahoney talking to him.
I could go on and on but this might be boring the reader, so a good one at the end: DAVY Crockett: They state that the real Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and others were overun and killed at the Alamo by "nearly 200 Mexican renegades" WOW! Santa Anna in front of the Alamo with 200 guys?? ( He had about 5,000 Federal Mexican Troops.)
Nice photos. But very very overpriced! One of the authors, Doug Abbot, offers also photos by email from your favourite show, at $ 12.00 a piece. A lot of money for an email picture!
If you want even more pictures and of course absolutely more serious background information on the series than you can get in this book I recommend the four volumes of "The TV Official Western Book" by Neil Summers. Published by Old West Shop Publishing. They are out of print but a good one volume edition is currently advertised by the publisher. Try to get those out of print versions on the secondary market (Ebay, etc) and you will have a real treasure mine!
Why 3 Stars? I voted these BEFORE reading the book, so they are just for the pictures!
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