Wanted dead or alive
Subtitle: the American West in popular culture
By: edited by Richard Aquila.
Contributors: Aquila, Richard, 1946-
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Popular culture -- West (U.S.); Popular culture -- United States.; West (U.S.) -- In mass media.; West (U.S.) -- In art.; West (U.S.) -- In literature.
Description: Wanted Dead or Alive presents the first ever comprehensive look at how the American West has been depicted in popular culture.

Following Richard Aquila's introduction, which examines the birth and growth of the pop culture West in the context of American history, noted expects explore developments in popular western fiction, major forms of live western entertainment, trends in western movies and television shows, images of the West in popular music, and visual images of the West in popular art and advertising.

For the reader on the trail of even more information, each section of the book concludes with suggestions for further reading.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.