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John Wayne's America
Contributor(s): Wills, Garry (Author)

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 ISBN: 0684838834     ISBN-13: 9780684838830
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
OUR PRICE: $23.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 1998
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Annotation: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Lincoln at Gettysburg" brings his eloquence, his wit, and his on-target perceptions of American life and politics to this fascinating, well-drawn portrait of John Wayne, a true 20th-century hero. "Deeply satisfying at every level".--Michael Stern, "San Francisco Chronicle". of photos.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | United States - 20th Century
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.6" W x 8.46" L (1.15 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: New York Times 06/28/1998 pg. 28
 
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Publisher Description:
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.
 
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