{"product_id":"john-waynes-america-paperback","title":"John Wayne's America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGarry Wills\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg brings his eloquence, wit, and on-target perceptions of American life and politics to this fascinating, well-drawn protrait of a twentieth-century hero. In this work of great originality-the biography of an idea-Garry Wills shows how John Wayne came to embody Amercian values and influenced our culture to a degree unmatched by any other public figure of his time. In Wills's hands, Waynes story is tranformed into a compelling narrative about the intersection of popular entertainment and political realities in mid-twentieth-century America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarry Wills is the author of 21 books, including the bestseller \u003ci\u003eLincoln at Gettysburg \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award), \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne's America, Certain Trumpets, Under God, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNecessary Evil.\u003c\/i\u003e A frequent contributor to many national publications, including the\u003ci\u003e New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003e he is also an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University and lives in Evanston, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.46 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761564090656,"sku":"9780684838830","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ad87e4e5587ce0a26d6fc82496a04be.webp?v=1780210594","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/john-waynes-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}