Description

Ponderosa Ranch [Published Date: 1969]. Paper covers, [20] pp (unnumbered). In good+ condition. Pictorial paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light overall scuffing with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages clean and unmarked. NOTE: Does NOT include Postcards. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Keepsake photo book of the Ponderosa Ranch, which was a well-known guest ranch in Nevada. The ranch was notably popularized by the television show "Bonanza," which aired from 1959 to 1973. The show depicted the Ponderosa Ranch as the home of the Cartwright family, with the ranch set in the fictional town of Virginia City, Nevada. Full color photos of the cast on set at the ranch. [From "Welcome to the Ponderosa" inside front cover] . . . Seen by over 400 million viewers each week, in nearly 100 countries, in a dozen languages. NBC-TV's "BONANZA" was, and is, the hallmark of color television. Stars Lome Greene. Dan Blocker and Michael Landon - the famous Cartwrights, have become world-wide favorites. A new character joined the "BONANZA" team - Bill Anderson, outdoorsman, a Nevadan, and a "BONANZA" fan of long standing. He proposed that the historic Ponderosa Ranch, with its sets and props, be opened to the public for family enjoyment. Laying his plans with the stars - Greene. Blocker and Landon - better known as Ben. Hoss and Little Joe - along with Tom Sarnoff, Executive Vice President for NBC and David Dortort, creator of "BONANZA" and its creative mentor since the beginning, Anderson formulated the master plan of a recreation complex which has become as exciting as the West itself. Under Anderson's guidance, the Ponderosa Ranch has become an internationally famous family recreation area in Northern Nevada. The Pioneer Spirit is preserved and honored at the Ranch, and the romance and glory of the Old West lives on in the Space Age.