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Duke: We're Glad We Knew You: John Wayne's Friends and Colleagues Remember His Remarkable Life |  | Author: Herb Fagen
Publisher: Citadel
Category: Book
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Seller: Fabulous Fiction Books
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 314375
Media: Paperback
Pages: 246
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0806520566
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780806520568
ASIN: 0806520566
Publication Date: November 1, 2000
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Drawing on hundreds of sources, this oral biography of John Wayne combines anecdotes and observations by those who knew, loved, and worked with him throughout his career, and reveals Duke at his noblest and most vulnerable.
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 Nice Collection of Stories October 12, 2008
P. Brandt
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this as a gift for my husband, but he has remarked at what a good collection of stories have been put together about John Wayne. This is coming from someone who has a pretty substantial collection of his movies.
The Duke & Friends May 25, 2008
N. Hughes (Savannah,Ga)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Almost like a brief history of the era and new insights into how those movies were made. Enjoyed the ancedotes of fellow artists.
Enjoyable Book May 12, 2007
Mary Short
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
With John Wayne's 100th birth date coming up I started looking for books on him that I have not read. This book is very enjoyable reading. You learn alot about the man from his fellow co-workers and friends. I would recommend this one to any one.
Celebrate the Duke's life!!!! January 12, 2007
Hammock Rider (Talk of the Town Trailer Estates Park - Southern California)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
One of the reasons Wayne was so popular was that he symbolized everything America wanted to be; strong ,brave,loyal,savvy and honest.His character was a fighter who never backed down when he knew he was right. He was a role model to millions, his screen actions were a roadmap to manhood. That was John Wayne,Icon.
But there was another side to Wayne. He was a real man,flesh and blood, and he had real thoughts and feelings,strengths and weaknesses. He was as brave as his larger-than-life screen persona in his real life,such as in the way he faced up to cancer, and very very human.This is John Wayne,the Man.
This book does an excellent job of showing both sides of the John Wayne coin,Man and Icon. It does it with stories told by people who really knew him. After reading this book you actually feel like you've had a bull session with Duke's friends and co-workers. It's got a very amiable feel to it.
The book also reminds me of Studs Terkel's books. Studs would just turn on a tape recorder and let his subjects pour their hearts out. The author here uses a similar approach. Each story is like a piece of a jigsaw puzzle and at the end of the book you can put all the pieces together to get a clear picture of the Duke.
After I finished reading, I wished I had known him too.
GOD BLESS YOU, COUSIN HERB October 6, 2002
5 out of 14 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan and relative of Herb's writings. He has a true gift for the written word and I have enjoyed all of his books. Herb, my prayers and thoughts are with you during these very trying times. I am thinking of you incessantly and the entire family prays for you daily. Godspeed.
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