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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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Nan A. Talese Doubleday,
[2017]
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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.