Where God Put the West: Movie Making in the Desert [Paperback]

Bette L Stanton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1994

"TV you can make on the backlot, but for the big screen, the real dramas, you have to do it where God put the West."

---John Wayne

A fascinating compendium of photographs and memories of the cinematic legends who made movies and advertisements in the Moab-Monument Valley area.

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About the Author

Bette L. Stanton grew up in Kanab, Utah during its heyday as ""Little Hollywood.” For many years, she served as executive director of Grand County Economic and Community Development, the Moab Film Commission, and the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission, Museum, and Library.

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Canyonlands Natural History Association; 2nd Edition edition (June 30, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0937407089
• ISBN-13: 978-0937407080
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #570,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moab Utah is God's Country, October 31, 2002

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This review is from: Where God Put the West: Movie Making in the Desert : A Moab - Monument Valley Movie History (Paperback)

This book has wonderful photographs including John Wayne on horseback at what is now Sorrel River Ranch Resort in Moab, Utah, a luxury hotel on the Colorado River. John Ford filmed many of his movies right in the Moab area and it is every bit as spectacular today at it was in John Wayne's time. There are incredible views to be had there and you can see photos online...