John Wayne's AmericaSimon and Schuster, 2013 M05 28 - 384 pages The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg brings his eloquence, wit, and on-target perceptions of American life and politics to this fascinating, well-drawn protrait of a twentieth-century hero. In this work of great originality—the biography of an idea—Garry Wills shows how John Wayne came to embody Amercian values and influenced our cultoure to a degree unmatched by any other public figure of his time. In Wills's hands, Waynes story is tranformed into a compelling narrative about the intersection of popular entertainment and political realities in mid-twentieth-century America. |
Contents
4 | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 7 |
Man from Nowhere | 10 |
Raoul Walsh | 19 |
Years with | 32 |
JOHN FORD | 39 |
Artist | 50 |
Rhythmed Motion | |
INVENTING ANOTHER COWBOY | |
EMPIRE | |
Custer and Cold | |
Washington and Sheridan | |
PROPAGANDA | |
Fort Hollywood | |
Legend | |
Ordeal | |
Inner Spaces | |
War Years | |
Harry Carey | |
Howard Hawks | |
The New Wayne | |
Green Berets | |
Ireland | |
The Fury of Ethan 21 FordWayne Inc 22 Rio This and Rio That | |
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