Lassie: A Dog's Life, the First Fifty Years

by Ace Collins

Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Lassie, this illustrated study traces the story of the beloved canine heroine, discussing her film and TV career, trainer, dog-training tips, Lassie collectibles, and more. 100,000 first printing. $50,000 ad/promo.

Genres: Dogs

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

Citing his Arkansas heritage, Christy Award winner Ace Collins defines himself as a storyteller. In that capacity, Collins has authored more than eighty books for 25 different publishers that have sold more than 2.5 million copies. His catalog includes novels, biographies, children’s works as well as books on history, culture and faith. He has also been the featured speaker at the National Archives Distinguished Lecture Series, hosted a television special, been featured on every network morning TV show and does college basketball play-by-play. He is married to Kathy Collins, Chair of the Education Department at Ouachita Baptist University, and the couple has two grown sons. Collins lives in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.

Reviews

[Stephen Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, but before it i had read Rin Tin Tin, and it was better so it made this one not as appealing to me as RTT. If you liked the show ,or Rough collies, then it would be good for you.

[Jessica Mowry · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a pretty good history of the first 50 years and left the reader with a feeling of optimism and with recent movies there is a good chance that Lassie as a concept will live on another 50+ years.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book and read it over and over again since I was in High School. Lassie is an icon!