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Overview
Overview
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 culture 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.
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Wills, Garry
- ISBN: 9780684838830
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.46 x 0.91
- Number Of Pages: 384
- Publication Year: 1998