Red Ryder Ranch Magazine #148

(July-September 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

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Fred Harman (signed)

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Howdy folks, Since I last wrote you I've been all over Japan and Korea visiting and entertaining American servicemen...

Characters

Fred Harman (photo); Thunder (horse, photo); Natay (Navajo, photo); Montie Montana (photo); Rex (horse, photo)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Three photographs and hand-lettered comments by Fred Harman. Two photographs are from the Red Ryder Roundup Rodeo in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

The Blazing Clue (Table of Contents: 2)

Red Ryder / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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Early one morning, two hours before dawn, at Red Ryder's ranch...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Red Ryder; Little Beaver; Thunder (horse); Papoose (horse); Sheriff Newt; Chester Wolfe

Synopsis

Old prospector Chester Wolfe makes a gold strike, but an unscrupulous assayer schemes to file the claim first.

Keywords

ambush; arrow; arson; assay; bow; box canyon; broken window; fire; gold

Indexer Notes

Signed "Fred Harman" but may or may not be by him.

Dream of Gold (Table of Contents: 3)

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It is strange how often in a dream a man can foresee the future.

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

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Winfield Scott Stratton

Synopsis

The story of how Winfield Scott Stratton had a dream that led to the discovery of the Independence gold mine on Pike's Peak.

Keywords

dream; gold

Indexer Notes

Text with two illustrations.

Commanche Captive (Table of Contents: 4)

The West That Lives Forever / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Ever since the Pilgrim fathers stepped ashore at Plymouth...

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

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Cynthia Ann Parker; Peta Nocona

Synopsis

The story of a white girl Cynthia Ann Parker, who was captured by the Comanche and lived with them for 25 years before being captured and brought to an Army camp where she lived the rest of her life. She was the mother of famed Comanche chief Quanah Parker.

Keywords

biography

Indexer Notes

Text and two illustrations

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Red Ryder's Western Quiz / activity / 2 pages (report information)

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Howdy, folks! Here a chance to test your knowledge of the West!

Characters

Red Ryder (cameo); Little Beaver (cameo)

Synopsis

A true/false quiz about Western terms.

Indexer Notes

Only Red Ryder's and Little Beaver's heads are in full color. The quiz illustrations just have a light orange overlay.

Unhappy Landings (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Beaver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Faced with an early and hard winter, Little Beaver's tribe works feverishly...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Little Beaver; Papoose (horse); Fireball (horse); Grandma Snapturtle; Buffalo Head; Chief White Cloud

Synopsis

Fireball, a gift horse, causes Little Beaver a number of headaches, but helps interrupt a robbery.

Keywords

bucking horse; rodeo

Indexer Notes

Story is signed "Fred Harman," but may or may not be by him.

The Fabulous "Grizzly Adams" (Table of Contents: 7)

Uncle Bill's Corral / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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I'll be just about the most exciting time in any community begins the day the circus comes to town.

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

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James Adams [Grizzly Adams]

Synopsis

The life of James "Grizzly" Adams," who became known for being able to capture grizzly bears.

Keywords

bears; biography

Indexer Notes

Text with one illustration.

Rawhide (Table of Contents: 8)

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...it held the west together!

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Synopsis

The many uses of rawhide leather in the old West.

Indexer Notes

Text with two illustrations, one in color, the other in black and white.

Navaho Runners (Table of Contents: 9)

Wigwam Ways / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Navahos have-um plenty kinds of sports they like to do...

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Characters

Little Beaver (host)

Synopsis

The many feats of long-distance running the Navaho are known for.

Keywords

running

Indexer Notes

Signed "Fred Harman," but may or may not be by him.

Hot Irons (Table of Contents: 10)

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Definitions of terms used to describe branding irons.

Keywords

branding irons

Indexer Notes

Text with one illustration.

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Red Ryder Ranch Photos / photo story / 1 page (report information)

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Fred Harman (signed)

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A trail drive with some of our cattle from one range to another...

Genre

non-fiction; western-frontier

Synopsis

Photos of a trail drive and roping and branding calves. Also a photo of a bull rider at the Red Ryder Roundup in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Keywords

branding; bull riding; cattle; rodeo

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Four photographs with brief hand-written text.

Your Vacation Is So Short (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Bill Wisdom Says; Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)