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A discussion which contrasts the make-believe West of Gene Autry, Buck Jones, Harry Carey, and other...
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A discussion which contrasts the make-believe West of Gene Autry, Buck Jones, Harry Carey, and others with the real American West is followed by discussion of the movies based on the work of such writers as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, Max Brand, Luke Short, and Ernest Haycox. Next examined are movies based upon three writers of the Northwest: James Oliver Curwood, Jack London, and Rex Beach. A concluding section looks at cinema cowboys on the "sawdust trail" those who performed in circuses and Wild West shows. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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