WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON AT THOSE NEVADA DIVORCE RANCHES?

 

“The Divorce Seekers is the only memoir written by a former Nevada divorce ranch wrangler.”
– Lynn Downey, author of American Dude Ranch

 

“A treasure if only for the photos alone—images of cowboys, the divorce ranch, old Virginia City, and Eastern socialites duding it up during their six-week cure.”
– Deb Caletti, author of The Secrets She Keeps, a divorce ranch novel

“Bill McGee’s stories are like an old Hollywood movie coming to life.”
– Judd Pillot, Writer/Producer

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RENO, 1947. Imagine you’ve had enough of your cheating spouse. You’re ready to leave. But it’s 1947. And that means unless your spouse “gives” you a divorce, you’re stuck.

Or you could go to Reno!

Divorce seekers by the thousands were running to “The Biggest Little City in the World” for a six-week, no-fault divorce. If they had the money and the need for privacy, they stayed on one of the dude ranches around town. Someone called those dude ranches divorce ranches and the name stuck.

Montana cowboy Bill McGee was the dude wrangler on the famous Flying M E divorce ranch, an exclusive hideout for the wealthy. He entertained Eastern socialites with names like Astor and du Pont, and Hollywood movie stars Clark Gable and Ava Gardner.  

Bill and his co-author/wife Sandra recapture Reno’s era as “Divorce Capital of the World” in his stories and 180 images, most from the private collections of former Flying M E guests or their offspring. 

“A stunning book!” – R.S.

“I love the magazine-style design. I can read cover-to-cover or skip around.” – A.M.P.

“What a great streaming TV series this book would make!” – D.I. 

Meet Former Nevada Divorce Ranch Wrangler Bill McGee in an exclusive interview for Twentieth Century Fox.