Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Chris Mitchum
Preface: “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 Range
 3. 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 Africa
 8. Utah: “The Gobi Desert seethed with unrest”
 9. The Studio Backlots: A Tree Is a Tree
10. Durango: South of the Border
11. Exotic Places: East of the Divide
12. Normandy: ­D-Day for the Duke
13. Arizona: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
14. Hawaii: “Does the word aloha make you warm?”
15. Venture Abroad: “Got a great idea: European tour”
16. Road Trip: Wayne’s Way to Work
17. Two Roosters: Patching It Up
18. Beaches and Bridges: Duke’s Detectives
19. Without Reservations: “What do I have?”
20. The Western Towns: From Rio Bravo to Carson City
21. The Lost Locations: Winds of the Wasteland
22. And the Hunter Home from the Hill: “A place to live and a place to die…”
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index