Hey, Stanton.
It’s basically a book that offers detailed reviews/info about 27 different classic westerns. It’s set up in the same way that his larger book about Spaghettis (Once Upon A Time In The Italian West) is set up.
He picks 27 westerns, starting with John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939) and ending with Tombstone (1993).
I can’t list all the films he includes but he gets a lot of my favorites. Here’s some he includes: My Darling Clementine, Johnny Guitar, Vera Cruz, Man From Laramie, Forty Guns, Magnificent Seven, One-Eyed Jacks, McCabe & Mrs Miller, Ulzana’s Raid, Unforgiven. In talking about each of these specific movies he always also mentions many others and often gives mini review/summaries of them. For instance, in talking about The Man From Laramie he discusses a lot of other westerns done by Anthony Mann.
It’s a fun book because you can skip around and read in any order you prefer.
Lots of interesting stories and information.
It even has a number of top ten lists by, among others, Spaghetti notables Tom Betts & Christopher Frayling.
Well written too. As with any book of this type, some people will inevitably disagree with his choices.