The Searchers
The Making of an American Legend
by Glenn Frankel
433 pages· 2014· ISBN 9781620400654
About
Traces the making of the influential 1950s film inspired by the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, sharing lesser-known aspects of Parker's 1836 abduction by the Comanche and her heartbreaking return to white culture, in an account that also explores how the movie reflects period ambiguities. 30,000 first printing. Movie tie-in.
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