References to western movies scattered over some 250 works by more than 130 authors constitute the subject matter of this book, arranged in an encyclopedic format. The entries are distributed among western movies, television series, big screen and television actors, western writers, directors and miscellaneous topics related to the genre. The data cover films from The Great Train Robbery (1903) to No Country for Old Men (2007) and the entries include many western film milestones (from The Aryan through Shane to Unforgiven), television classics (Gunsmoke, Bonanza) and great screen cowboys of both “A” and “B” productions.

Henryk Hoffmann was born in Poland. He teaches Latin and German at the Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, where he also coaches soccer and oversees the editorial staff of the school magazine. An active member of the Western Writers of America, he lives in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

Henryk Hoffmann
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 224
Bibliographic Info: 17 photos, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2012
pISBN: 978-0-7864-6638-2
eISBN: 978-0-7864-9324-1
Imprint: McFarland

Preface      1

MOVIE REFERENCES      5

Bibliography      201
Index      207

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