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The searchers : the making of an American legend / Glenn Frankel.

Frankel, Glenn. (Author).

Summary:

Explores the true-story-become-legend underpinning John Ford's film, and the making of the film itself.

Record details

ISBN: 9781608191055 (alk. paper) :
ISBN: 1608191052 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: x, 405 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Bloomsbury USA, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-383), filmography (p. 383-384), discography (p. 384) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pappy (Hollywood, 1954) -- Cynthia Ann. The girl (Parker's Fort, 1836) ; The captives (Comancheria, 1836) ; The uncle (Texas, 1837-1852) ; The rescue (Pease River, 1860) ; The prisoner (Texas, 1861-1871) -- Quanah. The warrior (Comancheria, 1865-1871) ; The surrender (Comancheria, 1874-1875) ; The go-between (Fort Sill, 1875-1886) ; The chief (Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1887-1892) ; Mother and son (Cache, Oklahoma, 1892-1911) ; The legend (Oklahoma and Texas, 1911-1952) -- Alan Lemay. The author (Hollywood, 1952) ; The novel (Pacific Palisades, California, 1953) -- Pappy and the Duke. The director (Hollywood, 1954) ; The actor (Hollywood, 1954) ; The production (Hollywood, 1955) ; The Valley, part one (Monument Valley, June, 1955) ; The Valley, part two (Monument Valley, June-July, 1955) ; The studio (Hollywood, July-August, 1955) ; The movie (Hollywood, 1956) ; The legacy (Hollywood, 1956-2010) -- Quanah (Texas, June, 2011).