{"product_id":"print-the-legend-sidney-a-pearson-9780739135631","title":"Print the Legend: Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the Films of John Ford","description":"In \u003ci\u003ePrint the Legend: Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the Films of John Ford\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of writers explore Ford's view of politics, popular culture, and civic virtue in some of his best films: \u003ci\u003eDrums Along the Mohawk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStagecoach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Green Was My Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hurrah\u003c\/i\u003e. John Ford, more than most motion picture directors, invites his viewers into a serious discussion of these themes. For instance, one can consider Plato's timeless question \"What is justice?\" in \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance\u003c\/i\u003e, vengeance as classical Greek tragedy in \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e, or ethnic politics in \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hurrah\u003c\/i\u003e. Ford's films never grow stale or seem dated because he continually probes the most important questions of our civic culture: what must we do to survive, prosper, pursue happiness, and retain our common decency as a regime? Further, viewing them from a distance of time, we are subtly invited to ask whether anything has been lost or gained since Ford celebrated the civic virtues of an earlier America. Is Ford's America an idealized America or a lost America?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sidney A. Pearson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0739135635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780739135631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lexington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Sidney A. Pearson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634250019071,"sku":"9780739135631","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58830e3f-a9d8-4e05-ac78-58b2d939f2dd.jpg?v=1703588328","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/print-the-legend-sidney-a-pearson-9780739135631","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}