Cowboys in Westerns

From the dusty trails of Monument Valley to the ranches of Yellowstone, the American cowboy has captivated audiences for nearly a century -- and so has the remarkable group of actors who brought him to life on screen.

In Cowboys in Westerns, artist and lifelong educator Jimmie Lee Marler, PhD, pairs his own hand-drawn portraits with the true stories of more than ninety actors who shaped the Western genre -- from silent-film pioneers like Tom Mix and Hoot Gibson to icons such as John Wayne, B...