Since the first SF film produced for television - 1968's ""Shadow on the Land"" - nearly 600 of the films... Læs mere
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Years before Jamestown was settled, European adventurers and explorers landed on the shores of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts in... Læs mere
Lieutenant John Wright was assigned to Corregidor, Philippine Islands. Captured there by the Japanese, he endured three and a half years... Læs mere
Offers production information and commentary on various films and television episodes set during the years between the first settlements in the... Læs mere
With a theatrical career spanning nearly 100 years, Lillian Gish saw motion pictures evolve from flickers to blockbusters. This biography chronicles the... Læs mere
Since the early rise of the novel, utopian stories have held the public imagination. This text argues that though these books may appear to be social statements or ideological propaganda, they should be treated as literary texts, not as blueprints for a human community.
Throughout nineteenth century America, religious officials often condemned the dramatic theatre as an... Læs mere
Though unquestionably a ""real"" person, posthumously, the life and deeds of Charlemagne have become the... Læs mere
Compiled from interviews, this volume explores the lives of 13 Mong elders. With emphasis on their unique oral tradition and... Læs mere
Christel relates the history of her family back to World War I in order to set a context for describing how her sheltered and happy life... Læs mere
While jazz and rap are musical genres popular among people of numerous racial and social backgrounds,... Læs mere