John Wayne Was Here

Roland Schaefli has been a writer for movie magazines and a journalist for various news media for 30 years. He has published several books, including a travel guide on European film locations. He lives in Gachnang, Switzerland.

• Table of ContentsForeword by Chris MitchumPreface: “Desert’s still the same”Introduction: “What makes a man to wander…?”1. The Big Trail: “We can’t turn back”2. Hollywood: Home Off the Range3. Shooting Star of the Golden State: California Straight Ahead!4. Ireland: “Peace and quiet came to Innisfree”5. Monument Valley: “Let’s go home, Debbie”6. Military Bases: “Just wanted to say hello to the boys”7. Hatari! Big Bwana’s Bootprints in Africa8. Utah: “The Gobi Desert seethed with unrest”9. The Studio Backlots: A Tree Is a Tree10. Durango: South of the Border11. Exotic Places: East of the Divide12. Normandy: ­D-Day for the Duke13. Arizona: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch14. Hawaii: “Does the word aloha make you warm?”15. Venture Abroad: “Got a great idea: European tour”16. Road Trip: Wayne’s Way to Work17. Two Roosters: Patching It Up18. Beaches and Bridges: Duke’s Detectives19. Without Reservations: “What do I have?”20. The Western Towns: From Rio Bravo to Carson City21. The Lost Locations: Winds of the Wasteland22. And the Hunter Home from the Hill: “A place to live and a place to die…”Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex

"Schaefli has gifted the geekiest of John Wayne geeks with this unique travelogue-cum-biography and gossip tabloid narrative hybrid that comprehensively covers practically every significant location that the actor ever visited...Schaefli assiduously follows Wayne's travel[s]...Juxtaposed with the globe-trotting is an impressive glut of stories and filmland gossip that will entertain the most devoted Wayne fansa dead-on, obligatory purchase for the John Wayne completist."—Library Journal