Presidents in the Movies: American History and Politics on Screen, Hardcover - I. Morgan

Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and pol...

In this exceptional cultural history, Atlantic Senior Editor Ronald Brownstein--"one of America's best political journalists (The Economist)--tells...

Reducere. The definitive story of the medium that defines our timesThe Big Screen tells the enthralling story of the movies: their rise and spread, their rem...

In this definitive history, William R. Keylor traces the tumultuous relationship between Charles de Gaulle and a host of other key twentieth-centur...

Reducere. Cinema, MD follows the intersection of medicine and film and how filmmakers wrote a history of medicine over time. The narrative follows several ma...

Reducere. An intimate portrait of the first president of the 20th centuryThe American century opened with the election of that quintessentially American adve...

Reducere. WE THE PRESIDENTS explores how American presidents over the last century, from Warren G. Harding to Donald Trump, have shaped today's issues. Every...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Jerry PubantzNumber of pages: 210Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 17Cover type: Paperback / ...

Reducere. Explore the Lives and Relationship of the Two Founders of the Democratic PartyTwo captivating manuscripts in one book: Andrew Jackson: A Captivatin...

With fresh appraisals of popular Westerns, this book examines the history of the genre with a focus on definitional aspects of canon, adaptation an...

Reducere. From The Birth of a Nation to Forrest Gump, from the bayou to the Appalachians, American filmmakers have been fascinated by the South since the inv...

For an element so firmly fixed in American culture, the frontier myth is surprisingly flexible. How else to explain its having taken two such diffe...

DescriptionThe Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lebanon, El Salvador, Grenada, Iran-Contra, Nicaragua, Pan...

From the dawn of cinema to the present, New York City has been the site of endless unforgettable movie moments. Turner Classic Movies Cinematic Cit...

Reducere. Which president broke the law to prevent enslaved people from being freed? Who said, "When the president does it, that means it's not illegal"? Why...

How American colonists went from thinking of the British past as their own to creating an "American history" that would play a crucial role in thei...

Reducere. DescriptionHow many American presidents do you know of? Memorizing names is easy but recognizing the faces associated with those names, as well as ...

Reducere. Honoring the Circle: Ongoing Learning from American Indians on Politics and Society, Volume I: The Impact of American Indians on Western Politics a...

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Reducere. DescriptionHow many American Presidents can you name? Perhaps quite a few. But more than the names, it is important that you also learn of their ac...

The most solemn obligation of any president is to safeguard the nation's security. But the president cannot do this alone. He needs help. In the pa...

Publisher: New Island BooksIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 171 x 227 x 26Cover type: Pap...

Publisher: New Island BooksIllustration(s): Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 175 x 235 x 29Cover type: Har...

Reducere. With one of the longest and most controversial careers in Hollywood history, Blake Edwards is a phoenix of movie directors, full of hubris, ambitio...

Reducere. Honoring the Circle: Ongoing Learning from American Indians on Politics and Society, Volume II: The Continuing Impact of American Indian Ways in No...

Reducere. From family trees written in early American bibles to birther conspiracy theories, genealogy has always mattered in the United States, whether for ...

Reducere. A fresh look at the only president to serve nonconsecutive terms.Though often overlooked, Grover Cleveland was a significant figure in American pre...

Alternate history is a genre of fiction that, although connected to science fiction, has its own rich history and lineage. With its roots in the wr...

Reducere. This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood's true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all. Walter Mirisch's company has...

Reducere. Ben-Hur (1959), Jaws (1975), Avatar (2009), Wonder Woman (2017): the blockbuster movie has held a dominant position in American popular culture for...

A riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history's most colossal characters, struggling for master...

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How are forbidden histories told and transmitted among young people in Israel/Palestine? What can their stories teach us about their everyday exper...

In October 1971 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, held a celebration to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire...

Reducere. The Seneca Falls Convention is typically seen as the beginning of the first women's rights movement in the United States. Revolutionary Backlash ar...