Duke, We're Glad We Knew You
John Wayne's Friends and  Colleagues Remember
His Remarkable Life
Herb Fagen
Citadel Press, Expanded and Updated, 2009

Signed by Miles Swarthout: contributed Duke's Last Ride
Signed by C. Courtney Joyner: contributed Duke as Cop

We called him Duke, and he was every bit the giant off the screen that he was on. Everything about him-his stature, his style, his convictions-conveyed enduring strength, and no one who observed his struggle in those final days could doubt that strength was real. Yet there was more. To my wife, Nancy, "Duke Wayne was the most gentle, tender person I ever knew."
 - from the first chapter, The Unforgettable John Wayne, by Ronald Regan

From the Publisher:
To millions of movie fans, John Wayne was heroism personified, and to this day he is as big a star as he was in his prime. He was voted the 5th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly, the 4th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere magazine, and #13 Greatest Actor on the 50 Greatest Screen Legends list put out by the American Film Institute.

Here, in loving memory of the Duke thirty years after his death, is the updated and expanded edition of Duke, We're Glad We Knew You, featuring never-before-seen photos and interviews. The legendary icon is made real through vivid ancedotes and observations from the insiders who worked, gambled, drank, and fought with the outsized personality that was John Wayne. Candid, funny, revealing, moving and inspiring, this two-fisted tribute shows John Wayne as the true hero he was.

Softcover, 278 pp., Bibliography, Notes, Index
Shipping weight is approx. 12 oz.