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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN-13:9780803289703ISBN:0803289707
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803289703ISBN:0803289707
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Edition: First Paperback
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Ne
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803289703ISBN:0803289707
Description: Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. x, 738pp, index, bibliography, filmography, bw ills. Slight thumb soiling to edges. During a long movie career John Wayne defined the role of cowboy and soldier, the gruff man of decency, the hero who prevailed when the chips were down. But who was he, really? Here is the first substantive, serious view of a contradictory private and public figure. read more
Edition: 10th Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Free Press, New York
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780029238370ISBN:0029238374
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESS Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803289703ISBN:0803289707
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1995-09-11
ISBN-13:9780029238370ISBN:0029238374
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1995-09-11
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 9/28/1997
ISBN-13:9780803289703ISBN:0803289707
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 9/28/1997
ISBN-13:9780803289703ISBN:0803289707
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Edition: F First Printing Ex-Library
Binding: H Cloth
Publisher: Free Press, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780029238370ISBN:0029238374
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780803289703ISBN:0803289707
Description: New. During a long movie career, John Wayne defined the role of the cowboy and soldier, the gruff man of decency, the hero who prevailed when the chips were down. But who was he, really? Based on exhaustive research, historian Randy Roberts provides the f... read more
"Thoroughly detailed account of Wayne's life has its flag waving moments, but also portrays his contradictions and flaws. Not a muck-raking or expose, it also balances his film career with his personal life nicely and goes behind the scenes to describe his movie projects. Many productions are quite detailed: his chemistry with fellow actors and directors, the motivations for taking on a film, as well as their critical/financial receptions. The book does a great job of filling in the outline of the outsized image John Wayne later became."
"this book had way too much information for someone who is not a fan. it actualy starts off with his grandfather and culminates with his death. It has everything you would, and would rather not have known about the Duke. It was a very, very long book. I usualy devour lengthy material like these in a couple of days, but this book had information packed in it like the colon of 40 year old tow truck driver, it took me almoast a week of nonstop reading to finish. I also noticed that i read it slower than i would any other book, i don't know if it was the authors work, or the fact of that it was about my "hero". I did learn alot about the Duke, one- that he never had any money to show for his stardom. 2 had become some one i would not hang out with in his latter years, ( eating caviar and drinking champagne on his yacht for brunch) he had comformed to the movie star lifestyle. 3 he was from a long line of losers monitarily speeking, but genuine great guys, and he fell right into that line. All in all, I enjoyed this book, but was exhausted by the end of the last chapter. frankly I have'nt picked up a book since."
"It doesn't matter what you think about Wayne as an actor, as a public figure or as a person; this book stands as not only the finest, most well-researched and evenhanded biography of Wayne but as one of the most informative and compelling books on any figure in the entertainment business. It goes a long way toward explaining who Wayne was, how he came to be that person, and how he came to be the iconic figure he remains in the public imagination. Most books on John Wayne are so underscored with either adoration or (rarely) dismissiveness that they cannot be counted on for elucidation. This book differs in that it is one of those rare volumes on a movie star that starts as if nothing had ever been written on the subject and follows up with impeccable research and cogent analysis, while never veering into either hero-worship or sniping at clay feet. Those wishing to have their hero further enshrined will, perhaps, have a hard time with this book. But so too will those determined to see Wayne as a comic-book political grotesque. Persons of either inclination who come to this volume with a willingness to see beyond the legend or the cliche' will be well rewarded."
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