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John Wayne: American Paperback - 1997

by Randy Roberts; James S. Olson

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 first substantive, serious view of this contradictory private and public American icon. 64 photos.


From the publisher

"John Wayne remains a constant in American popular culture. Middle America grew up with him in the late 1920s and 1930s, went to war with him in the 1940s, matured with him in the 1950s, and kept the faith with him in the 1960s and 1970s. . . . In his person and in the persona he so carefully constructed, middle America saw itself, its past, and its future. John Wayne was his country's alter ego."

Thus begins John Wayne: American, a biography bursting with vitality and revealing the changing scene in Hollywood and America from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War. 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? Here is the first substantive, serious view of a contradictory private and public figure.

Randy Roberts, a professor of history at Purdue University, is the author of Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes. James S. Olson, a professor of history at Sam Houston State University, is the author of The Ethnic Dimension in American History.

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  • Title John Wayne: American
  • Author Randy Roberts; James S. Olson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 762
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bison, Lincoln, Ne
  • Date 1997-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780803289703 / 0803289707
  • Weight 2.29 lbs (1.04 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.04 x 6.14 x 1.6 in (22.96 x 15.60 x 4.06 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Motion picture actors and actresses - United, Wayne, John
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97020010
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Randy Roberts, a professor of history at Purdue University, is the author of Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes. James S. Olson, a professor of history at Sam Houston State University, is the author of The Ethnic Dimension in American History.
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