{"product_id":"the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-9780826368386","title":"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new offering in the nascent Reel West film history series that focuses on that quintessentially American cinematic art form, the western.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew lines of movie dialogue have had greater impact than the most famous line from John Ford's 1962 masterpiece \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\u003c\/i\u003e: \"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.\" Although critics of the day did not realize its magnitude, with time \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\u003c\/i\u003e has become cemented in our popular culture. This film connects to nearly every Western before or after, from Ford's own \u003ci\u003eStagecoach \u003c\/i\u003e(1939) to Clint Eastwood's \u003ci\u003eUnforgiven\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComing six years after \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e, Ford's other great late-career masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\u003c\/i\u003e may be even more archetypal of a changing West. In this first-ever book on the subject, Chris Yogerst unpacks one of the signature films of the post-classic Western period and one of the greatest works of director John Ford and actors John Wayne, James Stewart, Lee Marvin, and Woody Strode.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unm Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826368386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Chris Yogerst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51844070604981,"sku":"9780826368386","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2d23f8c7-65b2-4b5c-9d7c-93f742b0e624.jpg?v=1759849110","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-9780826368386","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}