Buck Books

Published in 1973, DKH tags along with Larry Mahan, to the Pendleton Round-Up, talking with folks like Phil Lyne, Gary Leffew, Don Gay, Chris LeDoux and many other great World Champions of this era. This book is about the blood, guts, glory, waking up in a bathtub (12 to a room), life of the rodeo cowboy. Has a few B&W photos.

The World of Yesterday presents "THE LIFE & FILMS OF BUCK JONES: THE SOUND ERA" (Paperback) - by author Buck Rainey --- Working with Buck Jones' widow and family, Rainey has gathered the most complete biography of Buck Jones and to top it off he has put together a section on the Buck Jones sound films like the popular " Films of" series --- The author has been collecting photos of Jones for years --- Add to the photos on loan from the Jones' family and each volume of this 2-Volume work has lots of photo spread though the text and a special photo scrapbook section.

Buck Jones (born as Charles Gebhart, December 4, 1889, Vincennes, Indiana - died November 30, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American motion picture star of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, best known for his work starring in many popular western movies --- In his early film appearances, he was billed as Charles Jones --- He had more than 160 film credits to his name, in a career that began in 1918. In the 1940s, Jones played Marshall Buck Roberts in a series of movies --- Buck Jones was one of the 492 victims of the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, Massachusetts, dying two days after the November 28 blaze --- For years, legend held that Jones' fatal injuries were the result of his going back into the burning building to save victims, but it is now known that he was trapped in the fire --- Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1973.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Chapter, Title and Page Numbers)
Foreword (Mrs Odille Jones) - 9
Prologue - 11
What Has Gone Before - 15

CHAPTER:
1. Sol Lesser Strikes Paydirt in Gower Gulch - 17
2. Columbia Works A Goldmine: The World Discovers A Bigger than Life Hero - 25
3. Riding The Universal Range - 39
4. Life Away From The Cameras - 59
5. The Buck Jones Rangers - 71
6. Columbia Beckons Again - In A Manner Of Speaking - 75
7. Sparse Grazing As The Warblers Descend Upon The Range - 79
8. The Rough Riders Ride - 85
9. Trail's End - 97
10.Farewell, Silver - 105
11.Beyond Trail's End - 111

THE FILMS - 119 thru 285

Epilogue - 287
Bibliography - 291
APPENDICES
Appendix A: What Co-Workers Thought of Buck Jones - 307
Appendix B: Actresses Appearing In Jones' Films - 309
Appendix C: Western Filmdom's Top Guns - 325
Appendix D: Addendum and Corrections To Volume 1 - 329
Appexdix E: Film Statistics - 333
Scrapbook of Photos - 335
Index of Biographical Section Only - 383

Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "GENE AUTRY WESTERNS" (Hardcover) - by author Boyd Magers, like no other book on Gene Autry --- all of Gene's Mascot, Republic and Columbia westerns included, as well as his half-hour TV Episodes --- each segment contains the release date on each film ... major production credits ... complete cast (including character played) ... all songs included, songwriter and who performed them in the film ... running time of each film ... dates of the filming ... bios on the cast and major players (Smiley, Pat Buttram, Cass County Boys, Herbert J. Yates, directors, leading ladies, songwriters and various heavies, etc.) ... locations that were used ... budgets and negative cost ... stunt people involved ... analysis and synopsis on each film ... notes and comments (including film and cast background info, salaries paid, working titles, etc) ... comments from Gene and many other cast members on each film ... theater exhibitors comments at the time of the films release ...this tribute was written from the heart and it shows.

Hats off to the publisher World of Yesterday --- author Buck Rainey who has put pen to paper on everything you wanted to know about Buck Jones career on the big silver screen --- Buck was the American Cowboy who was larger than life and became a legend --- all my heroes have been cowboys!

Total Pages: 388 ~ The World of Yesterday ~ (1991)

I have read "Lily Elf" several times over, of course and still... It brings laughter, joy, and tears... Great story for the young reader, especially those with siblings !!

This book, though an oldie, kept me on the edge of my seat. Grey is the masterof western and his descriptions are incredible. I am 13 but I was captured by this gritty novel.

This is a very charming Regency about Lady Hetta Stanton. She is unfashionably drab when she arrives in London for her Season but with the help of her guardian, Lady Beatrice Pelborn, she is transformed from a moth to a butterfly. Three determined gentlemen vie for her hand-- The Earl of Davenchester, so proper in public, but so scandalous in private; Sir Rupert Sikes, whose infamous reputation is matched by his charm; and Jonathan Markham, who demands that she go back home where he thinks she belongs, as his bride. The outcome of the three possible marriages is not predictable and is very well done.

If there is such thing as a "Bible" for real estate sales professionals, this is it. This is absolutely the best book I've ever read on the art of selling real estate. Weaver starts out with the basics, tried and true methods, that are a must for any sales professional. He takes the reader from interview to closing and everything in between. These easy to master techniques will make you money! Believe me. I've been very successful in real estate sales for over 15 years and Weaver's book is an incredible piece of work that you will be so glad you found.

Buck Thompson is another of Lauran Paine's many a.k.a.'s, this is a story of free grazers finding a home on Mandan Mesa unaware that this broad expanse is also home to a savage tribe of Crow Indians. The indians send a young man to steal the white eyes horses but they catch the indian and try to trade him back for peace and to be allowed to stay but are told no, but at the time they decide to leave a warring tribe known as the Fat Belly Indians show up to make war on their traditional enemies the Crows and the free grazer s are caught in the middle but having to throw in their lot with the Crows. Very well written and fast paced, too quickly read.

Is there an a garaphic organizer in algebra and instructions on how to use it in the classroom?

Complete, concise information on medical insurace plans, billing, coding, and reimbursement in an easy to read format. The numerous example forms and billing tips are excellent. The coding, claim form, and reimbursement chapters give more complete information than any other books I've reviewed.

This book strongly emphasizes the importance of teamwork in the medical office, and it covers current health care laws in easy to understand terms.

This book is great. I mean, I know the author personally. He's such a great guy. we were college roommates back in the day. I remember him getting the book published, now it's on Amazon.com. That's insane!!! Way to go Buck!