Hollywood's West: The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History

American historians such as Frederick Jackson Turner have argued that the West has been the region that most clearly defines American democracy and the national ethos. Throughout the twentieth century, the "frontier thesis" influenced film and television producers who used the West as a backdrop for an array of dramatic explorations of America's history and the evolution of its culture and values. The common themes found in Westerns distinguish the genre as a quintessentially American form of dr

Author: Peter C. Rollins, John E. O'Connor
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780813191966

About the Author
Rollins, Peter C.: - Peter C. Rollins is Regents Professor Emeritus of English and American Film Studies at Oklahoma State University and is former editor of the journal Film & History. He is the coeditor of numerous books, including Hollywood's Indian: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film.O'Connor, John E.: - John E. O'Connor is professor emeritus of the Federated Department of History at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. He is also a founding editor of Film & History and the coeditor of several books.

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