John Wayne: American

Based on over five years of interview and archival research, John Wayne: American explains the appeal of Wayne's abiding "Americanness " and how he became such a revered icon. No American has been more identified with his country than John Wayne. For millions of people from the heartland to the furthest corners of the earth, he simply is America. Wayne virtually defined the role of the cowboy and the soldier, unswervingly playing the gruff man of decency, the hero who would always come through w