Herzberg, Bob,  1956- <br/><br/>
Hang 'em high  law and disorder in western films and literature /  [electronic resource] : 
Bob Herzberg. 
 - Jefferson, N.C. ;  London :  McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers,  2013. 
 - ix, 254 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Mistrials: 1929-1939-the depression, the talkies and manipulation of the law in the old west -- international hangmen: 1940-1949-war in the present and totalitarian behavior in the old west -- chaos: 1950-1955-the cold war, huac, and mob rule in the old west -- badge toters: 1956-1959-reafþrming the rule of law in the old west -- deadly force: 1960-1969-riding the vengeance trail as war breaks out at home and abroad -- bloodbath: 1970-1976-vietnam, race riots and abuse of the law in the old west -- reload: 1977-1992-american cynicism and revisionist western history -- back trail: 1993-2012-the last nineteen years. 
<br/><br/> "This book discusses the many Western films as well as the novels they are based on, that illustrate distortions of the law in the Old West and the many ways, most of them marked by vengeance, in which its characters pursued justice"-- 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Western films--History and criticism.--United States<br/>American fiction--Film adaptations.<br/>Film adaptations--History and criticism.<br/>Motion pictures and history.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>West (U.S.)--In motion pictures.<br/>West (U.S.)--In literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.W4  / H44 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/6278