A Reference Guide to Television's Bonanza: Episodes, Personnel and Broadcast History

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Summary: A disappointment for the price
Review: As a fan of Bonanza, I looked forward to getting this book. When I got it, my thought was: "Is this all there is?" There was no dust jacket; just a plain green cover. There was a short history of Virginia City, and black and white pictures of Virginia City as it is today. As a resident of the area, it did not show the any of charm and beauty Virginia City and the Tahoe area has today or in its past history. There were very few pictures of the stars and the episode locations, and all pictures were in black and white. They could have added more trivia regarding the location of the shows (which was very sketchy and assumed you knew where the "Golden Oak Ranch", for example, was located) and other tidbits about the episodes, which they occasionally provided at the end of the episode summary. There was a episode guide, but the summary of the episodes were incomplete. Perhaps it was an effort not to spoil the ending of the show for those who had not seen them, but it would have been better to have a complete summary of the episode. TV Land has better summaries of the episodes! That being said, it had excellent biographies of the stars and the supporting actors, as well as a complete filmography and discography and TV appearances of the stars and the supporting actors. ...

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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: I love Bonanza-its my favorite tv show. So one would think I would prrobably enjoy this book--wrong! Its not only dull, its totally inaccurate. Did the author ever watch the show? It looks like he read some bad fanfiction (the Calder books) and wrote his book from there. There is no excse for such poor research--and why the big price tag? It should be a nice coffee table book for that price. BTW, this book was totally unauthorized by the show's creator. I can see why!

Spend your money on the Greenland book--its the best Bonanza book out there. More entertaining and much better researched.

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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: If you are a die hard Bonanza fan who would like all and any facts concerning this show, then this is the book for you. Not many photos but a great wealth of info and a great reference book.

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Summary: Best Bonanza Book
Review: If you are a die hard Bonanza fan who would like all and any facts concerning this show, then this is the book for you. Not many photos but a great wealth of info and a great reference book.