Full name: Movie-Made America: A Cultural History of American Movies

Author: Robert Sklar Year: 1975 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads LibraryThing Amazon ISBNs: 9780679755494 0679755497

Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. 80 black-and-white photos. Similar books: The Whole Equation by David Thomson The Hollywood Studios by Ethan Mordden The Genius of the System by Thomas Schatz The Hollywood History of the World by George MacDonald Fraser Film History by Kristin Thompson The Emergence of Cinema by Charles Musser Past Imperfect by Mark C. Carnes Sin in Soft Focus by Mark A. Vieira Dead Wake by Erik Larson Pictures at a Revolution by Mark Harris An Evening's Entertainment by Richard Koszarski The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll 102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer The History of Jihad by Robert Spencer Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck The History of Surfing by Matt Warshaw Washington's Immortals by Patrick K. O'Donnell