For the first time in print, the true story of the life of the western actor, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, from the immigration of his parent's to the United States, to his time in jail, to his starring role in a hit western series, to owning a movie ranch which he opened up to the public, to his failings as a husband and father, through all of his triumphs and defeats. Illustrated with many rare and never-before-seen photographs.

B-Western actor, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, hosted early television shows, "Crash Corrigan's Ranch" and "The Crash Corrigan Show". One script from each show is presented in facsimile format--the August 19, 1950, script for "Crash Corrigan's Ranch" and the April 14, 1951, script for "The Crash Corrigan Show".

FOR THE FIRST TIME A complete and true history of the Ray ""Crash"" Corrigan Movie Ranch, from its prehistory to its current status as a city park. Corrects all of the falsehoods and exaggerations concerning the ranch and its operation as both a movie location and as an amusement park. Includes many details of its day-to-day operation, especially the amusement park business (its highpoints and its shortcomings ). An extensive and expanded filmography of the movie ranch. Profusely illustrated with nearly a thousand illustrations, including almost 500 photographs from a 4,000 negative collection of Corriganville images, most of which have not been published before.

The Corriganville Movie Ranch was created by Ray "Crash" Corrigan, a B-Western actor in the 1930's and 1940's. For the first time ever, the complete true history of this world famous movie ranch is being told. No hype, no lies, no myths, just the definitive true story. Profusely illustrated with over 500 photographs and hundreds of image scans of newspapers and other items.

Best known as the creator of Tarzan of the Apes, John Carter of Mars, and many other fictional characters, Edgar Rice Burroughs was also a prolific writer of non-fiction articles and poetry. This book contains the vast majority of his published, public domain non-fiction works.