Takes you on a cinematic journey through the controversial portrayal of history on film - from the swashbuckling epics of the silent era to up-to-the-minute dra

Presenting Hollywood as one of our most influential interpreters of history, Toplin offers a close examination of Mississippi Burning, JFK, Sergeant York, Missi

Teaching and learning through Hollywood, or commercial, film productions is anything but a new approach and has been something of a mainstay in the classroom fo

“A commendably comprehensive analysis of the issue of Hollywood’s ability to shape our minds . . . invigorating reading.” ?Booklist Film has exerted a per

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