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Author Frankel, Glenn.

Title The searchers : the making of an American legend / Glenn Frankel.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Bloomsbury USA, 2013.

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 Moore Stacks  PN1997.S3197 F83 2013    Available  ---
Edition 1st U.S. ed.
Description x, 405 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-383), filmography (pages 383-384), discography (page 384) and index.
Contents Pappy (Hollywood, 1954) -- Cynthia Ann. The girl (Parker's Fort, 1836) ; The captives (Comancheria, 1836) ; The uncle (Texas, 1837-1852) ; The rescue (Pease River, 1860) ; The prisoner (Texas, 1861-1871) -- Quanah. The warrior (Comancheria, 1865-1871) ; The surrender (Comancheria, 1874-1875) ; The go-between (Fort Sill, 1875-1886) ; The chief (Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1887-1892) ; Mother and son (Cache, Oklahoma, 1892-1911) ; The legend (Oklahoma and Texas, 1911-1952) -- Alan Lemay. The author (Hollywood, 1952) ; The novel (Pacific Palisades, California, 1953) -- Pappy and the Duke. The director (Hollywood, 1954) ; The actor (Hollywood, 1954) ; The production (Hollywood, 1955) ; The Valley, part one (Monument Valley, June, 1955) ; The Valley, part two (Monument Valley, June-July, 1955) ; The studio (Hollywood, July-August, 1955) ; The movie (Hollywood, 1956) ; The legacy (Hollywood, 1956-2010) -- Quanah (Texas, June, 2011).
Summary In 1836 in East Texas, nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanches, raised by the tribe, and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Twenty-four years after her capture, she was reclaimed by the U.S. cavalry and Texas Rangers and restored to her white family, to die in misery and obscurity. Cynthia Ann's story has been told over generations to become a foundational American tale. The myth gave rise to operas and one-act plays, and in the 1950s to a novel by Alan LeMay, which would be adapted into one of Hollywood's most legendary films, The Searchers, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Frankel explores the true-story-become-legend underpinning John Ford's film, and the making of the film itself.
Provenance Gift of Paul and Mary Haas.
Subject Searchers (Motion picture)
Searchers (Motion picture)
Historical films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Historical films.
United States.
Motion pictures and history.
Motion pictures and history.
Comanche Indians -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Comanche Indians.
Texas.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Massacres -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Massacres.
Indian captivities -- Texas.
Indian captivities.
ISBN 9781608191055 alkaline paper $28.00
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