"A Touchstone book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-351) and indexes.
Contents:
1. Inventing a cowboy -- Man from nowhere -- Raoul Walsh -- Years with Yak -- 2. John Ford -- Sadist -- Artist -- Rhythmed motion -- Inner spaces -- War years -- Harry Carey -- 3. Inventing another cowboy -- Howard Hawks -- The new Wayne -- Authority figure -- 4. Empire -- Custer and cold war -- Washington and Sheridan -- 5. Propaganda -- Fort Hollywood -- Alamo: Legend -- Alamo: Ordeal -- Green Berets -- 6. Later Ford and Hawks -- "Ireland" -- The fury of Ethan -- Ford-Wayne, Inc. -- Rio this and Rio that -- 7. A third cowboy -- "I thought you were dead" -- "I won't be wronged" -- Conclusion: American Adam.
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