John Wayne: American

Randy Roberts, a native of Pittsburgh, is professor of history at Purdue University

James S. Olson is Distinguished Professor of History at Sam Houston State University, USA, and the recipient of the university's Excellence in Teaching Award and Excellence in Research Award. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of more than 30 books, including The Ethnic Dimension in American History (4th edition, with Heather Olson show more Beal, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and Bathsheba's Breast: Women, Cancer, and History (2002), which won the History of Science Category Award from the Association of American Publishers and was recognized by the Los Angeles Times as one of the best non-fiction books in America for 2002. Randy Roberts is Distinguished Professor of History at Purdue University, USA. Among other books he is the author of A Team for America: The Army-Navy Game That Rallied a Nation (2012), Joe Louis: Hard Times Man (2010), co-editor of Hollywood's America: Twentieth-Century America Through Film (4th edition, with Steven Mintz, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and co-author of Rising Tide: Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and Dixie's Last Quarter (with Ed Krzemienski, 2013), A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory (with James S. Olson, 2001), My Lai: A Brief History with Documents (with James S. Olson, 1998), and John Wayne: American (with James S. Olson, 1996). show less