Little Golden Books Based On Western TV Shows
By the Mid-1950s: Topselling Little Golden Books center on children’s TV shows and Westerns (Gunsmoke, The Roy Rogers Show, Howdy Doody, The Lone Ranger, Davy Crockett, etc...) - ThroughTheDecadesThese are just a few of them still available to snag as your own thanks to the internet.
Little Golden Books - Television - Western Themed:
Inside Cover: "Wagon Train" is one of the most popular shows on television. It tells about pioneers. about the people who went West in the wagon. trains to build new homes, to form new lands. Here, for Little Golden Book readers, is a wagon train story about a boy and his dog - a dog that wouldn't be left behind."
Maverick
-DataMovieBaseThe man in the black cutaway jacket and the brocaded vest is different from most Westerners, as young Jerry Johnson discovers in this Little Golden Book
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The Lone Ranger
Who was the lucky kid riding behind the Ranger on Silver? You had to read this 1956 title to find out.Intro: The Lone Ranger and his famous horse, Silver, make their first Little Golden Book appearance in this exciting tale of a boy, a stagecoach, and a band of robbers.
Annie Oakley
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
- Inside Cover- Sometimes even a cowboy needs help! In this Little Golden Book Roy Rogers' friend Tommy helps Roy to track down some cattle rustlers and bring them to justice. The pictures are by Mel Crawford, who has illustrated many Roy Rogers adventures for Golden Books.
Synopsis:- "Tommy helps Roy recover his stolen cattle through reading Indian signs." - Review: Roy Rogers of the Double R Bar Ranch teaches a neighbor boy, Tommy Tompkins, about Indian signs and their meanings. Later, Tommy uses his new knowledge of rock formations to follow Roy's trail and lead a group of cowboys to Roy to help catch a band of cattle rustlers.
Dale Evans
Wyatt Earp
- The TV program, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, began on September 8, 1955. It ran on ABC on Tuesday evenings from 8:30 to 9:30 and starred Hugh O'Brien as Wyatt. -- MovieDataBaseInside Cover - "Wyatt Earp was a real person. His name will always be remembered in America, because he helped to bring law to the noisy, bustling towns of the West. Featured on television and in the movies, the story of Wyatt Earp is now brought to the youngest enthusiasts of frontier-days." - Piclick
Buffalo Bill, Jr.
Buffalo Bill, Jr. is an American Western television series starring Dickie Jones that aired in syndication from March 1, 1955, until September 21, 1956. - MovieDataBaseHopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy was television's first western program. The series aired on NBC and stared William Boyd as the cowboy Hopalong Cassidy. - MovieDatabaseInside Cover - Through his personal appearances and via television, radio, records, hooks, comic strips, clothing, and other accessories, children in every part of the country know and love Hopalong Cassidy. Boys and girls alike imitate this "big brother" who, with his horse, Topper, has become a national hero. - Preview
Gunsmoke
#320 - Marshal Matt Dillon galloped into his own Little Golden Book in 1958, back when the show was still in black-and-white.-Gunsmoke began on TV on September 10, 1955 and ended September 1, 1975. It was the longest running series with continuous characters in the history of TV. It began on CBS on Saturday evenings from 10:00 to 10:30. James Arness played Matt Dillon throughout the series.
Daniel Boone
#256 (1956) - Irwin Shapiro (Author), Miriam Story Hurford (Illustrator)- Here is the true story of DANIEL BOONE, told for Little Golden Book readers by Irwin Shapiro. Mr. Shapiro, author of many books on American folklore, including the well-known YANKEE THUNDER, has also written Golden Books on Davy Crockett.
Miriam S. Hurford painted the beautiful pictures. She and her husband, Arch Hurford, were the illustrators of THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, a Golden Regional Guide.
Davy Crockett:
- This Little Golden Book brings to the youngest audience the story of Davy Crockett, based on the Walt Disney motion picture and television show. The publishers hope that all readers will enjoy this fanciful re-telling of the Davy Crockett legend.
Wells Fargo
Story: "I hope it isn't bad news, said the telegraph operator. Jim Hardie, Wells Fargo Investigator, read the message quickly, and a worried look came to his face..."
- Inside Cover - "Many exciting things could and did happen in the old West, as two young easterners soon found out. This is the first Little Golden Book adventure based on the popular television series, Tales of Wells Fargo."
Brave Eagle
Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. - MovieDataBase- This Indian adventure story is based on the exciting and popular Brave Eagle television program.
Cheyenne
- Unlike the other Western titles seen on this list, Cheyenne featured a photograph of the TV show's star, Clint Walker aka: Cheyenne: The Famous Scout
Fury
Fury is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to1960. It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton, who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California; Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son, Joey Clark Newton, and William Fawcett as ranch hand. - MovieDataBaseInside Cover - This is an Authorized Edition, based on the famous FURY televison program.
Inside Cover -This is an authorized edition. It is based on the "famous FURY Television programme." Golden Press | Sydney AUS - Picclick
Inside Cover -"Fury can do anything." Joey said proudly. But even Fury had to be handled properly, as Joey soon learned. This story about a boy and his horse is the second Little Golden Book about the famous horse of the television series, Fury."
The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin
(Western ‧ 5 seasons) An American children's Western television series that aired 164 episodes from October 1954 to May 1959 on the ABC television. -MovieDataBaseRusty was orphaned in an Indian raid. He and his dog Rin Tin Tin were adopted by the troops at Fort Apache in Arizona, and helped establish law and order.
Rin Tin Tin and Rusty, #246 (1955) by Monica Hill, Pictures by Mel Crawford
Rin Tin Tin and the Lost Indian, #276 (1956) by Monica Hill, Pictures by Hamilton Greene
Rin Tin Tin and the Outlaw, #304 (1957) by Charles Spain Verral (Author), Mel Crawford (Illustrator)
Also from by Charles Spain Verral (Author) "Broken Arrow" #299 by Charles Spain Verral (Author) Illustrated by Mel Crawford - "Young Aquila was an Apache Indian. He lived with his parents in what is now Arizona. He wanted to be a warrior like his father. The white chief Cochise wanted peace with the white men. But when Apache war parties attacked wagon trains, burned settlements, and ambushed white soldiers, Aquila was ready to join the warriors. But his father held him back. So Aquila captured a white boy to take to the chief. But Aquila fell off the horse and the white boy had to save Aquila." ... and he wrote "Smokey and His Animal Friends" (#387)
- Based on the television program starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain - EbayBroken Arrow Little Golden Book #299 by Charles Verral, Illustrated by Mel Crawford (1957)
The Lone Ranger and Tonto" #297 (1957)
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(1959) Authorized TV Edition by Cole Fannin, Illustrated by Henry Luhrs, Whitman Publishing- Based on the television program starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain - Ebay
Vintage Westerns - Many of the televison characters and shows mentioned above are listed on Dailymotion
Have Gun, Will Travel (1959) by Barlow Meyers, Illustrated by Nicholas S. Firfires, Published by Whitman Publishing Company
Authorized Edition featuring Paladin of the CBS Television Programs - ebay
Best Western TV shows of the '50s - Stacker.com
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