Gone with the Glory

Gone with the Glory
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780742545267
ISBN-13 : 0742545261
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Book Synopsis Gone with the Glory by : Brian Steel Wills

Download or read book Gone with the Glory written by Brian Steel Wills and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Birth of a Nation to Cold Mountain, Hollywood has used the Civil War to create compelling cinema with each generation resolving the tug of war between entertainment value and historical accuracy differently. Wills looks at the portrayal of the war in film, explores their accuracy, how the films influenced each other, and how they reflect America's changing understandings of the conflict and of the nation.


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