Books by John Farkis

NOT THINKIN' ... JUST REMEMBERIN'Alamo Journal, William Chemerka: "John Farkis' Alamo Village is the ideal companion to Not Thinkin' ... Just Rememberin': The Making of John Wayne's The Alamo, the author's impressive and comprehensive work about the 1960 big-screen epic. Updated from its first edition in 2005, Alamo Village has been greatly expanded with detailed information, fascinating insights, interesting interviews and numerous photographs about the important Texas film site." Amazon: "Not Thinkin' ... Just Rememberin' ..." is a tour de force. This manuscript is very thorough and exhaustively researched. Mr. Farkis is an adept writer. He knows his subject extremely well. His knowledge is intensive and extensive." True West Magazine, Stuart Rosenbrook: "... the definitive book on the making of the classic Western..." Texas Monthly, Stephen Harrigan: "Not Thinkin' ... Just Rememberin'..." is all about (I mean all about -- it's 900 pages long) Wayne's obsessive quest to direct his 1960 epic The Alamo."

This is the story of the making of the film Tombstone as told to the author by those who were there. From actors, extras, crew members, Buckaroos, historians, and everyone in between, it details the inside story of how Tombstone was developed, created and filmed, on an almost day-by-day basis.

This is the HARDBACK version. Not Thinkin'... Just Rememberin'... is a tour de force. This manuscript is very thorough and exhaustively researched. The sheer size of the manuscript might seem intimidating, but what else should one expect when The Alamo and John Wayne are the subjects? Of course, The Alamo is no ordinary movie, so the telling of the making of the movie is no small feat. Mr. Farkis is an adept writer. He knows his subject extremely well. His knowledge is intensive and extensive. It's quite easy to tell that, while he is a scholar, he is also a fan of both The Alamo and John Wayne. He does a great job of keeping the retelling of this information entertaining and interesting. The story of the making of the Alamo is told chronologically. This is the best way to tell the story because this allows for several other sub-stories to be told while the main story is unfolding. The tone and writing style is very approachable and open. It works well for this manuscript. There are many lighthearted moments that help anchor the overall manuscript, and they serve as counterpoints to the weightier discussions about politics, disagreements, and money issues that surrounded John Wayne's ambitious endeavor.