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 her...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Agnew, Jeremy
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Subjects:	Western films > United States > History and criticism. Cowboys in popular culture. Western stories > History and criticism. West (U.S.) > In motion pictures. West (U.S.) > In literature.

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	234 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780786478392 (softcover : alk. paper) 078647839X (softcover : alk. paper)