John Wayne and the Peacemaker

On film, John Wayne often portrayed the Westerner of popular legend—tall in the saddle, silent, a man whose word was his bond, perhaps sometimes bullheaded, but always strong and never petty. For nearly a half century, in more than 150 films—many of them Westerns—the Duke blazed his way across the silver screen and became much more than the undisputed largest box office star of all time. He became an American icon—the very symbol of our country. Despite his passing nearly three decade