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Hollywood's West : The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History by Peter C Rollins; John E O'Connor; Project Muse is a performing arts available to read on EtoBox.
What is Hollywood's West : The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History about?
"An excellent study that should interest film buffs, academics, and non-academics alike" ( Journal of the West). Hollywood's West examines popular perceptions of the frontier as a defining feature of American identity and history. Seventeen essays by prominent film scholars illuminate the allure of life on the edge of civilization and analyze how this region has been represented on big and small screens. Differing characterizations of the frontier in modern popular culture reveal numerous truths
Who reads Hollywood's West : The American Frontier in Film, Television, and History?
It is typically read by artists, cooks, musicians and hobbyists working from how-to references.
Common subject areas: arts, cooking, music, crafts.
- Author
- Peter C Rollins; John E O'Connor; Project Muse
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780813138558
- Category
- performing arts
- Subjects
- History, Western, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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