Author: Wills, Garry
Brand: Simon & Schuster
Edition: First Edition
Features:
Number Of Pages: 384
Release Date: 02-03-1998
Details: 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 originalitythe biography of an ideaGarry Wills shows how John Wayne came to embody Amercian values and influenced our cultoure 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.
EAN: 9780684838830
Languages: English
Binding: paperback
Item Condition: New
