Celebrating 50 Years of Television's Best Western Price was $75.00 Now, a new discounted price of 60% off the cover price (includes 24th anniversary discount) - $30.00 + $10.00 Shipping & Handling. These books are now only available through Five Star Publications and are being sold for a discount because the binding may be slightly damaged. These highly discounted books are sold "as is" and are non-returnable. Starting on September 10, 1955, and continuing for more than 600 episodes over the next twenty years, Gunsmoke ruled the airwaves. Never in the history of television had a show so captured the hearts of both youngsters and adults. Each week, Marshal Matt Dillon and his friends would face a new threat to the peace and lawfulness of their frontier home of Dodge City, Kansas—and each week, goodness and determination prevailed. It was the perfect antidote for a country still emerging from the darkness of World War II. In recognition of this, the show’s golden anniversary, author Ben Costello has produced a remarkable testament to the on-screen characters and off-screen individuals who made the story lines come alive. With lead performer biographies, hundreds of episode and behind-the-scenes photographs, complete episode logs, updates on all the surviving cast members, and interviews with the show’s luminaries, GUNSMOKE: An American Institution will be a favorite for fans and historians alike. The second edition is now available and it includes a 40 page index. Find GUNSMOKE: An American Institution at many Costco stores throughout Southwestern United States. Read an excerpt from GUNSMOKE online! You may also be interested in: GUNSMOKE: An American Institution on CD Jack and Walter: The Films of Lemmon and Matthau by Ben Costello. Other books of interest are; Perfectly Amanda written by Beckey Burgoyne about Gunsmoke's Amanda Blake A Feather in the Rain, by Alex Cord The Misadventures of a Roving Cartoonist by Tom Gill, illustrator for the Lone Ranger comic strip. Additionally Cheryl Rogers-Barnett, daughter of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans has written the introducton for I Just Am, a story of Down Syndrome awareness and tolerance. Can't see the commercial? Click here to launch in external player. Web site: http://www.50yearsofgunsmoke.com ISBN 978-1-58985-014-9 $ 39.47 Published by Five Star Legends, a division of Five Star Publications Published 2nd Edition 2007 Hardcover 11 x 8 1/2 Other related items that you might enjoy: GUNSMOKE: An American Institution on CD Jack & Walter Main   Author   News   Media Materials   Accessories   Book Tour   Reviews   © 1996-2009 Five Star Publications, Inc.. No portion of this website may be reprinted without express written consent of Five Star Publications, Inc.