Hollywood's West: The American Frontier in Film, Television, And History by Peter C. Rollins (Editor), John E. O'Connor (Editor)
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky; Ill edition (November 30, 2005) | ISBN-10: 0813123542 | PDF | 6 Mb | 373 pages
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 about American consciousness and provide insights into many classic Western films and television programs, from RKO's 1931 classic Cimarron to Turner Network Television's recent made-for-TV movies.