The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them provides an eclectic review of the Western film and television genre, from John Ford’s classic, black and white films, to Deadwood and indie darlings. Screenwriter Henry C. Parke presents a nuanced look at Hollywood’s dramatization of historic events, the common themes and archetypes of Western movies, and the characters we love (and sometimes love to hate). This book also features essays and interviews with influential Western filmmakers, character actors, the women of Western films (in front of and behind the cameras), and the Native American perspective on Western films and Hollywood’s portrayal of Native American people.

Brooklyn-born, L.A.-based screenwriter and wanna-be cowboy Henry C. Parke graduated from New York University’s School of Film and Television. He has been Film & TV Editor for True West since 2015, has written Henry’s Western Round-up, the on-line report on Western film production, since 2010, and writes twice-monthly articles for the INSP Channel’s blog. His screenwriting credits include Speedtrap (1977) and Double Cross (1994). He’s the first writer welcomed into The Western Writers of America for his work in electronic media. Henry has done audio commentary on about twenty Western Blu-rays and was interviewed in the Turner Classic Movies documentary short TCM Movie Fanatics: Westerns. True West Magazine has been bringing the history of the American frontier to readers since 1953. For over 65 years True West has been telling the stories of the American West. Whether it's Wyatt Earp and the cowboys behind the OK Corral or Wild Bill Hickok's final "dead-man's" hand, True West brings the unvarnished truth of the American West to readers around the world.