{"product_id":"the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-paperback-1","title":"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Yogerst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Yogerst \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, professor, and film historian whose columns can be found in \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Warner Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, was named one of the best film books of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eSight and Sound\u003c\/i\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 7.01 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610138472755,"sku":"9780826368386","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/FB_rivTxcU9780826368386.webp?v=1761821616","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}