John Ford was probably one of the best directors out there. The westerns - The Searchers, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Wagon Master are unsurpassed but also the non-westerns like The Quiet Man and How Green Was My Valley are personal favorites. Unlike Hitchcock who story boarded every scene before he started filming, Ford did the same thing but entirely in his head. He had an incredible eye and his films are the work of a true master. However, as a person, Ford was an uncouth, bullying, nasty, mean man who probably would not survive in today's world. Author Eyman shows us both sides of this man in his well researched biography which included interviews with those who worked with Ford as well as Ford's grandchildren. ( )