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American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
Marc Eliot
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Description for American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 203 x 41. Weight in Grams: 348.
From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, the Duke, John Wayne. As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed Hollywood biographer Marc Eliot digs deep beneath the myth in this revealing look at the most legendary Western film hero of all time; the man with the distinctive voice, walk, and demeanor who was an inspiration to many and a symbol of American masculinity, power, and patriotism. Eliot pays tribute to the man and ... Read more
From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, the Duke, John Wayne. As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed Hollywood biographer Marc Eliot digs deep beneath the myth in this revealing look at the most legendary Western film hero of all time; the man with the distinctive voice, walk, and demeanor who was an inspiration to many and a symbol of American masculinity, power, and patriotism. Eliot pays tribute to the man and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
348g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062269027
SKU
V9780062269027
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99-15
About Marc Eliot
Marc Eliot is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed Cary Grant, the award-winning Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince, and American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood. He writes for a number of publications and frequently speaks about film at universities and to film groups, and on ... Read more
Reviews for American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
A close, unblinking look at a bright star with some internal darkness.
Kirkus In this incisive biography, Eliot reveals the man behind the on-screen paragon of stoic, all-American manhood ... briskly paced, with plenty of entertaining show-biz profiles and anecdotes ... Eliot's canny, well-judged study gives us the complexity of Wayne the man and the archetype. ... Read more
Kirkus In this incisive biography, Eliot reveals the man behind the on-screen paragon of stoic, all-American manhood ... briskly paced, with plenty of entertaining show-biz profiles and anecdotes ... Eliot's canny, well-judged study gives us the complexity of Wayne the man and the archetype. ... Read more