WHEN I (DAN) WAS ten years old, I recall visiting the “town” of a favorite TV western. I was crushed. The buildings that had looked so real on TV were, in real life, nothing but a facade with boards holding up the fake front. The empty space behind the facade pierced the illusion that the show was real. I suppose I knew it was just a show, yet nevertheless it was a shock. I never watched that show again with the same interest or enthusiasm. The cover of this book indicates that it is
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