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Mythmakers
From the exploration of Lewis & Clark to the epic western of John Ford, Murray provides readers with a unique and entertaining tribute to the legends and dreamers who shaped America's imagination.
184 pages, Paperback
First published June 25, 2001
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October 6, 2023
Jam-packed with fun facts – some surprising – some missing.
The theme of myth-makers of the West is just that. Divided into topics as:
The American West as Mystic Provence
Visual Landscapes and the Landscape of Legend
Motion Pictures as myth
The Western Writer as Fabulist
Popular song in the Service of Myth
The Provence of the West in Popular Culture
Lots of art and black and white pictures. I was surprised to see Slim Pickens in Stanly Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” as a representative of the West in the chapter “Of Films and Fables.”
While you are reading this book it will bring back memories of old times and movies.
The theme of myth-makers of the West is just that. Divided into topics as:
The American West as Mystic Provence
Visual Landscapes and the Landscape of Legend
Motion Pictures as myth
The Western Writer as Fabulist
Popular song in the Service of Myth
The Provence of the West in Popular Culture
Lots of art and black and white pictures. I was surprised to see Slim Pickens in Stanly Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” as a representative of the West in the chapter “Of Films and Fables.”
While you are reading this book it will bring back memories of old times and movies.
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