Roping the 101 Ranch

COL Mike Sokoll

Published by Self-Published by the Author, Ponca City, OK, 1973

About this Item

Self-Published by the Author, Ponca City, OK. c1973. Softcover / Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. First page states it is a signed limited edition, but it is a reprint that the author sold in his later life 1973-1991. Book Condition: Very Good; light smudging to wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 52 pp 12mo. The author was born in Hungary, raised in Pennsylvania, and caught on with the 101 Ranch Wild West shows in 1908 when they were in Pittsburgh. He was a hand on the shows and at the ranch and eventually learned to spin ropes from Mexican Joe in 1909 and in 1910 he was performing as a trick roper. This book covers his life on the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Real Wild West, Great Far East, and at the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma. His career was interrupted by WWI but he came back and began the cowboy career and show career. A clean very presentable copy.

Seller Inventory # 020692

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Roping the 101 Ranch
• Publisher: Self-Published by the Author, Ponca City, OK
• Publication Date: 1973
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Oklahoma Related
  • Autobiography
  • Ranching, cattle ranches, farming, rural life