The Chickasaw Rancher, Revised Edition

by Neil R. Johnson, Arrell M. Gibson (Foreword), C. Neil Kingsley (Editor)

First published in 1960, Neil R. Johnson's The Chickasaw Rancher, Revised Edition, tells the story of Montford T. Johnson and the first white settlement of Oklahoma. Abandoned by his father after his mother's death and then left on his own following his grandmother's passing in 1868, Johnson became the owner of a piece of land in the northern part of the Chickasaw Nation in what is now Oklahoma. The Chickasaw Rancher follows Montford T. Johnson's family and friends for the next thirty-two years. Neil R. Johnson describes the work, the ranch parties, cattle rustling, gun fights, tornadoes, the run of 1889, the hard deaths of many along the way, and the rise, fall, and revival of the Chickasaw Nation. This revised edition of The Chickasaw Rancher , edited by C. Neil Kingsley, Neil R. Johnson's grandson, is the perfect addition to any reader's collection of the history of the American West.

Genres: Nonfiction

376 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jeanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was torn between rating it 3 or 4 stars -- very interesting and well-written account of life in the Chickasaw Nation (4) but sometimes more detail about ranching than I wanted to know (3). I highly recommend it to those interested in Oklahoma history.

An article in The Daily Oklahoman, June 17, 2017, about the family's land:
The Chickasaw Rancher's last land, touching 1880s Oklahoma Boomer history, up for auction
by Richard Mize
http://newsok.com/article/5553217

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grabbed the book as my grandfather was always looking for the original. I found the revised version and read it. Extremely informative and written better than text book but very but that is what it felt like in parts.