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From the New York Times best-selling biographer of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American film icons of all time.

A critical biography of John Wayne and his importance both in the United States and abroad as the personification of all that was decent, heroic, and distinctly American. Based on interviews and archival research.

Angel and the badman: A notorious gunslinger learns the ways of peace from a beautiful Quaker girl. John Wayne on film: Documentary film about John Wayne's legendary film career.

In John Wayne: My Father, Aissa Wayne delves into her father's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. The result is an affecting portrait that offers a new perspective on one of America's most enduring hero's humanity.

In this study of the relationship between politics and popular culture, the author examines the politics that was John Wayne, American Cold War icon and the personification of America's frontier myth.

The year 1987 is the 60th anniversary of John Wayne's entry into film-making. And Pilar Wayne, his wife of twenty-five years, breaks her long silence about their life together in one of the most revealing star biographies ever written. In a loving portrait about their sometimes wonderful, sometimes stormy life together, Pilar Wayne sets the record straight about John Wayne, more than eight years after his death and in response to numerous others'...

"A revelatory biography of the enduringly popular John Wayne that draws on more than 100 interviews as well as exclusive access to the files of Wayne's film production company to answer the question why he became and remains an iconic American figure" --

"For almost 50 years, John Wayne chose roles that allowed him to show the world what it means to be a person with courage, honor and grit. From saddling up for hard work in 'The Big Trail' to settling his final score in 'The Shootist,' his characters often reflected his own personal code of honor. [Features] more than 50 lessons from your favorite Duke films"--Back cover.