More than a history of Western movies, The American West on Film intertwines film history, the history of the American West, and American social history into one unique volume. * Offers an insider's look at the making of popular and classic motion pictures about America's westward expansion * Analyzes what Western movies often got wrong about the history of the American West and what it sometimes got right * Shows how movies reflect the period in which they were made
- | Author: Johnny D. Boggs
- | Publisher: ABC-CLIO
- | Publication Date: November 30, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 237 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1440866767
- | ISBN-13: 9781440866760