Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry

Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry
ISBN-10
0195372670
ISBN-13
9780195372670
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
406
Language
English
Published
2009-02-05
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Holly George-Warren

Description

George-Warren offers the first serious biography in which Gene Autry the legend becomes a flesh-and-blood man--with all the passions, triumphs, and tragedies of a flawed icon.

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