Wayne and Ford : the films, the friendship, and the forging of an American hero /

For more than twenty years John Ford and John Wayne were a blockbuster Hollywood team, turning out many of the finest Western films ever made. Ford, known for his black eye patch and for his hard-drinking, brawling masculinity, was a son of Irish immigrants and was renowned as a director for both hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schoenberger, Nancy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nan A. Talese Doubleday, [2017]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Why Westerns still matter
  • The reluctant hero. Birth of the Western hero
  • The good bad men
  • Soldier's joy: the cavalry trilogy
  • The avenging loner: The searchers
  • A lust for dignity. Love and politics
  • Lost battles
  • Journey to manhood: teaching the next generation
  • Going West: twilight of the gods.