The American West from Fiction (1823-1976) Into Film (1909-1986)

Résumé du livre

Surveys the genre of western fiction that has been adapted for the American screen, excluding novelizations of films and foreign adaptations. The main sections are entitled "Red man, white man," "Six-gun heroes," and "The new west." A full chapter is devoted to treatments of Zane Grey. For film buffs rather than scholars. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR