| Description |
xxi, 671 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Eras -- Wars and other major events -- Notable people -- Groups -- Institutions and movements -- Places -- Themes and topics -- Myths and heroes -- List of contributors -- Index. |
| Summary |
American history has always been an irresistible source of inspiration for filmmakers, and today, for good or ill, most Americans sense of the past likely comes more from Hollywood than from the works of historians. In important films such as The Birth of a Nation (1915), Roots (1977), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Saving Private Ryan (1998), how much is entertainment and how much is rooted in historical fact? In The Columbia Companion to American History on Film, more than seventy scholars consider the gap between history and Hollywood. They examine how filmmakers have presented and interpreted the most important events, topics, eras, and figures in the American past, often comparing the film versions of events with the interpretations of the best historians who have explored the topic. |
| Subject |
United States -- In motion pictures.
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United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Rollins, Peter C.
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| ISBN |
0231112238 |
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023111222X (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780231112222 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 249206005 |
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YDXCP 2045332 |
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