eBook - ePub
Reel Rangers
Texas Rangers in Movies, TV, Radio & Other Forms of Popular Culture
Bill O'Neal
This is a test
Share book
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Reel Rangers
Texas Rangers in Movies, TV, Radio & Other Forms of Popular Culture
Bill O'Neal
Book details
Book preview
Table of contents
Citations
About This Book
For more than a century the world's most famous law enforcement body has inspired novelists, actors, and filmmakers. From "The Lone Ranger" to "Walker, Texas Ranger, " from Zane Grey's "The Lone Star Ranger" to Larry McMurtry's "Lonesome Dove, " Texas Rangers have been portrayed on the silver screen, network radio, and television. John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Tom Mix, Clint Eastwood, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and a host of lesser Western stars each took his turn at depicting Texas Rangers. Decade by decade, movie by movies, "Reel Rangers" explores in detail-rich popular that has dramatized the heroic mystique of the Texas Rangers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I cancel my subscription?
Can/how do I download books?
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
What is the difference between the pricing plans?
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlegoâs features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan youâll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
What is Perlego?
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, weâve got you covered! Learn more here.
Do you support text-to-speech?
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Is Reel Rangers an online PDF/ePUB?
Yes, you can access Reel Rangers by Bill O'Neal in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Television History & Criticism. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
Information
Bibliography
An importantâand highly enjoyableâpart of the research for Reel Rangers was viewing Ranger films. Almost all of the movies and most of the television episodes discussed in this book are available on video. Syndicated episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger, as well as various Ranger movies, frequently are telecast on cable TV. Also significant to the popular culture of Texas Rangers are the sculptures mentioned in the last chapter, as well as the museums in Waco and San Antonio (a number of other Texas museums have Ranger artifacts among their displays). The following books and articles also were helpful in compiling this volume:
Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh. The Complete Directory of Prime Time Network TV Shows, 1946-Present. Fourth Edition. New York: Ballantine Books, 1988.
Buscombe, Edward, ed. The BFI Companion to the Western. New York: Atheneum, 1988.
Campbell, Glen, with Tom Carter. Rhinestone Cowboy. New York: Villard Books, 1994.
Cox, Mike. Texas Ranger Tales II. Plano, Texas: Republic of Texas Press, 1999.
Davis, Ronald L. John Ford, Hollywoodâs Old Master. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1995.
Dick, Barnard F., ed. Columbia Pictures, Portrait of a Studio. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
Dunning, John. Tune In Yesterday, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, 1925-1976. Englewood Cliffs, New...