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Back in the Saddle
Essays on Western Film and Television Actors
Edited by Gary A. Yoggy
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The western is one of the most popular genres in American film history, and some estimate more than 20,000 of them have been produced. Its popular portrayal of the American West, as a place where good and evil are clearly defined, created heroes that are still among the most respected and remembered in film history.
Writers Lane Roth and Tom W. Hoffer, William E. Tydeman III, R. Philip Loy, Gary Kramer, Raymond E. White, Michael K. Schoenecke, Sandra Schackel, Jacqueline K. Greb, Jim Collins, Richard Robertson, and Gary Yoggy each contributed an essay, focusing on the performances of some of the most famous of Hollywood’s leading cowboys and cowgirls. Analyses of the works of G.M. “Broncho Billy” Anderson, Tom Mix, Buck Jones, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, James Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, Steve McQueen, and James Arness are included. James Drury of The Virginian relates his firsthand experiences of movie making by way of introducing this collection.
About the Author:
Award-winning author Gary A. Yoggy is professor emeritus of history at Corning Community College in New York. He is also the author of the huge Riding the Video Range: The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television (1995, republished in paperback, 2008).
Press Reviews:
"this enjoyable canter through horse-opera country provides everything you need to know about many of this genre’s leading lights…. An entertaining collection of essays, written with affection and enthusiam"—Film Review; "general readers. Subjects include John Ford’s use of Monument Valley locations, brief histories of TV Westerns and singing cowboy films, the changing portrayal of General Custer in Hollywood films, and a critique of little-known German-made Westerns of the 1960s"—Library Journal; "well written…adds to the useful literature available on the western. A commendable effort"—Nostalgia Westerns; "easy to read"—Classic Images; "easy to read…useful and informative"—Wrangler’s Roost.
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