| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 107.3

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Joseph McBride. Searching for John Ford: A Life. New York: St. Martin's Press. 2001. Pp. 838. $40.00.

Joseph McBride, author of a number of important books on motion picture directors, has produced an enormous tome (812 pages) that effectively showcases John Ford as one of Hollywood's greatest artists. The lengthy treatment is justified. Ford made 226 films between 1917 and 1970 (including 87 documentaries) and directed 137 of them. Many of his films are of considerable interest to historians because they created influential images of the past. Among the most important dramatic features are The Iron Horse (1924), Stagecoach (1939), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), Drums Along the Mohawk (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), They Were Expendable (1945), My Darling Clementine (1946), Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950), The Searchers (1956), The Last Hurrah (1958), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964). Included, too, are fascinating commentaries on Ford's wartime documentaries, especially The Battle of Midway (1942). . . .

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