John Wayne was here : the film locations and favorite places of an American icon /
"John Wayne worked on film sets around the globe. This book follows the trail, from his beginnings on the Fox backlot to his final filming in Lone Pine, California. Locations in Mexico, Normandy, Rome, Madrid, London, Ireland, Libya and Africa are covered, along with his favorite vacation spots...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: "Desert's still the same"
- Introduction: "What makes a man to wander...?"
- The big trail : "We can't turn back"
- Hollywood : home off the range
- Shooting star of the Golden State : California straight ahead!
- Ireland : "Peace and quiet came to Innisfree"
- Monument valley : "Let's go home, Debbie."
- Military bases : "Just wanted to say hello to the boys."
- Hatari! Big Bwana's bootprints in Africa
- Utah : "The Gobi Desert seethed with unrest"
- The Studio Backlots : a tree is a tree
- Durango : south of the border
- Exotic places : east of the divide
- Normandy : D-Day for the Duke
- Arizona : meanwhile, back at the ranch
- Hawaii : "Does the word aloha make you warm?"
- Venture abroad : "Got a great idea : European tour"
- Road trip : Wayne's way to work
- Two roosters : patching it up
- Beaches and bridges : Duke's detectives
- Without reservations : "What do I have?"
- The western towns : from Rio Bravo to Carson City
- The lost locations : winds of the wasteland
- And the Hunter Home from the Hill : "A place to live and a place to die...".