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| Author/Contributor(s): |
Wills, Garry
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| Publisher: |
Simon & Schuster
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| Date: |
3/2/1998
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| Binding: |
Paperback
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| Condition: |
NEW
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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.
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