north to Wyoming where he was "hired by stock owners to terrorize thieves and people called nesters and grangers... . I fear that Rooster did himself no credit in what they called the Johnson County War." Films such as Heaven's Gate (1980) and The Johnson County War (TV-movie, 2002) painted the wealthy ranchers as the "bad guys". Heaven's Gate was a dramatic romance loosely based on historical events, while The Johnson County War was based on the 1957 novel Riders of Judgment by Frederick Manfred. The range war was also portrayed in an episode of Jim Davis's syndicated western television series Stories of the Century, with Henry Brandon as Nate Champion and Jean Parker as Ella Watson.Jim Davis' Stories of the Century, Vintage Magazine (May 5, 1964). Issue #9 American Heroes Channel presented the Johnson County War in the sixth episode of their Blood Feuds series documentary. The story of the Johnson County War from the point of view of the small ranchers was chronicled by Kaycee resident Chris LeDoux in his song "Johnson County War" on the 1989 album Powder River. The song included references to the burning of the KC Ranch, the capture of the WSGA men, the intervention of the U.S. Cavalry and the release of the cattlemen and hired guns. The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum in Buffalo featured dioramas and exhibits about the Johnson County War, as well as a bronze statue of Nate Champion. Kaycee, Wyoming, the old site of the KC Ranch, also erected the Hoofprints in the Past'' Museum to commemorate the war. See also List of feuds in the United States References Citations Further reading External links The Johnson County War: 1892 Invasion of Northern Wyoming Photographs and a brief account of Johnson County War Conflicts in 1892 1892 in the United States Wyoming Territory Johnson County, Wyoming Range wars and feuds of the American Old West Internal wars of the United States Feuds in the United States American cattlemen