John Wayne ... There Rode a Legend: A Western Tribute (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Wilma Russell (Author) "John Wayne cast a long shadow that stretched clear around the world..." (more)
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Product Description

Once in a lifetime there may come to an author the opportunity to produce a book as distinguished as this acclaimed tribute to the Duke—a man as large as the American West he so loved. It is the first book ever to have the complete cooperation of the late Michael Wayne and is a classic production that spotlights John Wayne’s West from reel to real through 400 exciting images, with text by Jane Pattie. These visual remembrances, many from private collections, are high points from five decades of his film and ranching careers. There are 276 pages of colorful reminisces of the man who was John Wayne, the film icon, and Duke Wayne, the loyal and generous friend, including the story of the 26 Bar Ranch in Arizona co-owned by Wayne and his best friend, Louis Johnson, cattleman extraordinaire.

The centennial celebration of John Wayne’s birth will occur on May 26, 2007, 100 years after he was born Marion Michael Morrison in Winterset, Iowa. This imposing western biography salutes him as a timeless American.

About the Author

Native Texan JANE PATTIE is the award-winning author of classics such as Cowboy Spurs and Their Makers and Cattle Brands: Ironclad Signatures; and her articles have appeared in more than twenty national and international magazines. A longtime member of Westerners International and in the past a board member of Western Writers of America, she and her husband, Lyle Pattie, live southwest of Fort Worth.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 276 pages
• Publisher: Western Classics; Limited edition (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967053404
• ISBN-13: 978-0967053400
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 11.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,311 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Wayne...There Rode a Legend, April 27, 2001

By A Customer

I'm not the review writing type, but this title deserves the merit. This book is not just for John Wayne fans but for those who just enjoy superbly produced books. This title is a knockout and I would highly recommend it. There is so much in it about Duke that I didn't know existed, and I certainly didn't know he owned 83,000 head of cattle. Great book - great buy.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Wayne...There Rode a Legend, August 20, 2001

By	John Ringma (Visiting Texas) - See all my reviews

All I can say about this book is that it is the best book out there about our national treasure, John Wayne. He is as popular today as he has ever been and it was a pleasure to find this book through a friend. It's a huge book, with great, rare photographs about Duke's West. I had read some of the other reviews, and I was also not aware that Duke was a cattle rancher in real life. The book is brimming over with great art and photographs. If your looking for a gift for a friend or just to give yourself a treat, this is the book for you. I was impressed as much as the great 'impressiveness' of the book.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Wayne's Scrap Book!, April 17, 2001

By A Customer

My dad loves John Wayne, which is why I picked up this book as a Father's Day gift. He is going to absoutely love it! I expected a simple coffee table book and got a technicolor heirloom. There are a wealth of personal stories and photographs of the Duke and his life as an on-screen Western genre star as well as a real life cowboy (I didn't know he was a rancher and breeder of purebred Hereford cattle!) I laughed out loud at several of the stories and cried after reading how John Wayne saved a small Navajo girl with pneumonia by lending his own airplane to fly the girl to the hospital one hundred miles away. Reading this book was like looking through John Wayne's personal scrap book. I highly recommend it -- it's going to make a great Father's Day gift!