The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907 (History of the American Cinema)

by Charles Musser

Paperback, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

791.43

Series

History of the American Cinema (Volume 1)

Tags

film, early cinema, at bard

Genres

Publication

University of California Press (1994), Edition: 1st, 613 pages

Description

The Emergence of the Cinema: The American Screen to 1907.

User reviews

LibraryThing member lateinnings
The definitive history on the early history of film, well-written.

Subjects

Motion picture industry United States History
Motion pictures United States History
Silent films United States History and criticism

Awards

Richard Wall Memorial Award (Winner — 1991)
Modern Language Association Prize for Independent Scholars (Honorable Mention — Honorable Mention — 1990)
Kovács Book Award (1990)

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

613 p.; 7.25 x 1.5 inches

ISBN

0520085337 / 9780520085336

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