THE SEARCHERS A Novel by Alan Le May basis for John Ford John Wayne movie

Description: THE SEARCHERS by ALAN LeMAY New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, (1954) Cloth hardcover, "BOOK CLUB EDITION" as stated on front flap of the dustjacket Brown cloth covers show minimal soiling and wear. Slightly bumped corners. Spine ends worn. Black title on spine is bright. Contents are clean and tight. No issues. Illustrated dj is bright. Minimal soiling and edgewear. Spine is faded. Small tear at spine head. Dustjacket is in a protective mylar cover. from wikipedia: Alan Brown Le May (June 3, 1899 – April 27, 1964) was an American novelist and screenplay writer. He is most remembered for two classic Western novels, The Searchers (1954) and The Unforgiven (1957). They were adapted into the motion pictures The Searchers (1956; starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter and directed by John Ford) and The Unforgiven (1960; starring Burt Lancaster and Audrey Hepburn and directed by John Huston. The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece (Natalie Wood), accompanied by his adopted nephew (Jeffrey Hunter). The film was a critical and commercial success. Since its release, it has come to be considered a masterpiece and one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. It was named the greatest American Western by the American Film Institute in 2008, and it placed 12th on the same organization's 2007 list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time. Entertainment Weekly also named it the best Western. The British Film Institute's Sight & Sound magazine ranked it as the seventh-best film of all time based on a 2012 international survey of film critics and in 2008, the French magazine Cahiers du Cinéma ranked The Searchers number 10 in their list of the 100 best films ever made. In 1989, The Searchers was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry; it was one of the first 25 films selected for the registry. ***Please view all photos carefully as they are an important part of the description and message any questions prior to bidding.Thanks for looking!! *All sales are final so please know what you are buying. We do our best to provide accurate descriptions and photographs. We strive for excellence in our customer care but being human, we can make mistakes, so if there is a problem please notify us immediately so we can help to resolve any issue.**Please note that when you agree to purchase an item, you are agreeing to the stated shipping cost. Shipping costs continue to rise and we do our best to be accurate and sometimes have to guestimate, so if the shipping cost is a bit more than the actual cost to ship, please take into consideration the cost of packaging and the means it requires to get to the post office. We really do appreciate your kind understanding and extended grace ...

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