Frank McLynn
Visiting Professor in the Department of Literature, University of Strathclyde
1 episode
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The American West
Melvyn Bragg discusses the 19th century American pioneers and examines whether our ideas about the frontier owe more to the mythology of John Wayne movies than to the history of the real trailblazers.
13 June 2002
Also featuring: Jenni Calder, Christopher Frayling