The Creation of the Cowboy Hero: Fiction, Film and Fact
Author:   Jeremy Agnew
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786478392


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   16 December 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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As business interests have commercialized the American West and publishers and studios have created compelling imagery, the expectations of readers and moviegoers have influenced perceptions of the cowboy as a hero. This book describes the evolution of the cowboy hero as a mythic persona created by dime novels, television and Hollywood. Much of our concept of the cowboy comes to us from movies and the book's main focus is his changing image in cinema. The development of the hero image and the fictional West is traced from early novels and films to the present, along with shifting audience expectations and economic pressures.

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Author:   Jeremy Agnew
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.445kg
ISBN:  

9780786478392


ISBN 10:   078647839
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   16 December 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Timeline of Notable Influences on the Perception of the Western Hero Preface 1. There Have to Be Heroes 2. The Legend Begins 3. The Lure of the Dime Novels 4. The Great Showman 5. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West 6. More and More Wild West Shows 7. Our Cowboy Heroes 8. Flickering Images 9. Tom Mix and the Flashy Showmen 10. Pulp Magazines and ­Mass-Market Paperbacks 11. Warbling Cowboys and the Silver Screen 12. Brooding Heroes 13. And a Suitable Heroine 14. Violence Returns 15. The Image Persists Postscript Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a Ph.D. in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

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