{"product_id":"the-heros-trail-9781476682389","title":"The Heros Trail","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The great American Westerns can be profoundly meaningful when read metaphorically. More than mere shoot ''em up entertainment, they are an essential part of a vibrant, evolving national mythology. Like other versions of the archetypal Hero''s Journey, these films are filled with insights about life, love, nature, society, ethics, beauty and what it means to be human, and are key to understanding American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Part film guide, part historical survey, this book explores the mythic and artistic elements in 52 great Westerns--some orthodox, some subversive--from the genre''s first half-century. Each film is given detailed critical analysis, from the earliest silent movies to Golden Age classics like \u003ci\u003eRed River\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/i\u003e (1952) and \u003ci\u003eShane\u003c\/i\u003e (1953).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  vi\u003cbr\u003ePreface: On the Ethics of Writing a Book About Westerns  1\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Language and Cast\/Credit Charts  3\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  7\u003cbr\u003ePart One: The Silents\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Train Robbery (1903)\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Elderbush Gulch (1913)\u003cbr\u003eThe Squaw Man (1914)\u003cbr\u003eThe Bargain (1914)\u003cbr\u003eKnight of the Trail (1915)\u003cbr\u003eKeno Bates, Liar (1915)\u003cbr\u003eHell's Hinges (1916)\u003cbr\u003eThe Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)\u003cbr\u003eThe Covered Wagon (1923)\u003cbr\u003eThe Iron Horse (1924)\u003cbr\u003eThe Vanishing American (1925)\u003cbr\u003eTumbleweeds (1925)\u003cbr\u003e3 Bad Men (1926)\u003cbr\u003ePart Two: The Talkies\u003cbr\u003eIn Old Arizona (1928)\u003cbr\u003eThe Virginian (1929)\u003cbr\u003eHell's Heroes (1929)\u003cbr\u003eThe Big Trail (1930)\u003cbr\u003eBilly the Kid (1930)\u003cbr\u003eCimarron (1931)\u003cbr\u003eViva Villa! (1934)\u003cbr\u003eRuggles of Red Gap (1935)\u003cbr\u003eThe Plainsman (1936)\u003cbr\u003eJesse James (1939)\u003cbr\u003ePart Three: The Golden\u003cbr\u003eStagecoach (1939)\u003cbr\u003eDodge City (1939)\u003cbr\u003eUnion Pacific (1939)\u003cbr\u003eFrontier Marshal (1939)\u003cbr\u003eDestry Rides Again (1939)\u003cbr\u003eThe Westerner (1940)\u003cbr\u003eMelody Ranch (1940)\u003cbr\u003eThey Died with Their Boots On (1941)\u003cbr\u003eThe ­Ox-Bow Incident (1943)\u003cbr\u003eMy Darling Clementine (1946)\u003cbr\u003eDuel in the Sun (1946)\u003cbr\u003eAngel and the Badman (1947)\u003cbr\u003ePursued (1947)\u003cbr\u003eThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)\u003cbr\u003eFort Apache (1948)\u003cbr\u003eRed River (1948)\u003cbr\u003eYellow Sky (1948)\u003cbr\u003eShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)\u003cbr\u003eWagon Master (1950)\u003cbr\u003eThe Gunfighter (1950)\u003cbr\u003eWinchester '73 (1950)\u003cbr\u003eBroken Arrow (1950)\u003cbr\u003eDevil's Doorway (1950)\u003cbr\u003eRawhide (1951)\u003cbr\u003eAlong the Great Divide (1951)\u003cbr\u003eBend of the River (1952)\u003cbr\u003eHigh Noon (1952)\u003cbr\u003eThe Naked Spur (1953)\u003cbr\u003eShane (1953)\u003cbr\u003eConclusion  366\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: A Western Viewing List, 1903–1953  369\u003cbr\u003eNotes  373\u003cbr\u003eBibliography  377\u003cbr\u003eIndex  381","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040481280343,"sku":"9781476682389","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476682389.jpg?v=1750946886","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-heros-trail-9781476682389","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}