Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite Primte-Time Soap chronicles the "Dallas" saga from its debut as a five-episode pilot in April 1978 through its 13-year run as a regular series and three TV movies: "The Early Years" (1986), "J. R. Returns" (1996), and "War of the Ewings" (1998). Relying on more than 320 primary soruces, including interviews with more than 45 cast members, Barbara A. Curran takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of "Dallas'" creation, the "Who shot J.R.?" phenomenon, Jim Davis's valiant fight against cancer, Donna Reed's firing upon Barbara Bel Geddes's reutnr to the show, and how Bobby Ewing came to appear in Pam's shower the year after his tragic death.
