{"product_id":"wandering-the-wild-wild-west-don-presnell-9781476685601","title":"Wandering the Wild Wild West: A Critical Analysis of the CBS Television Series","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Wild West\u003c\/i\u003e premiered on CBS in 1965, just as network dominance of television Westerns was waning and the global James Bond phenomenon was in full force. Described as \"James Bond on horseback,\" the series was like nothing else on TV before or since--a genre hybrid that followed the adventures of 1870s Secret Service agents James West and Artemus Gordon, on special assignment from President Ulysses S. Grant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The show featured clever gadgets and costumes, carefully choreographed action and fight sequences, and stories that melded elements of Western, science fiction, fantasy, espionage and detective genres. This book provides in-depth critical analysis of this unique, eclectic series, considered one of the primary influences on Steampunk subculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Presnell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476685606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476685601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Don Presnell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050024726783,"sku":"9781476685601","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f2a73e2-ade9-4903-b52e-d15b716f1a43.jpg?v=1685004762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wandering-the-wild-wild-west-don-presnell-9781476685601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}