The creation of the cowboy hero : fiction, film and fact /

"As business interests have commercialized the American West and publishers and studios have created a compelling image of the West, the expectations of readers and moviegoers have influenced public perception of the cowboy as a hero figure. This book describes the evolution of the Western cowboy he...

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Autore principale: Agnew, Jeremy (Autore)
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
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Accesso online:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Riassunto:"As business interests have commercialized the American West and publishers and studios have created a compelling image of the West, the expectations of readers and moviegoers have influenced public perception of the cowboy as a hero figure. This book describes the evolution of the Western cowboy hero as a mythic persona created by dime novels, television and Hollywood"--
Descrizione fisica:1 online resource (245 pages)
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476618142 (e-book)