The Old West in Fact and Film

Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Agnew! a biomedical electronics consultant! holds a PhD in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs! Colorado! and has written several books on the Old West. Klappentext For many years, movie audiences have carried on a love affair with the American West, believing Westerns are escapist entertainment of the best kind, harkening back to the days of the frontier. This work compares the reality of the Old West to its portrayal in movies, taking an historical approach to its consideration of the cowboys, Indians, gunmen, lawmen and others who populated the Old West in real life and on the silver screen. Starting with the Westerns of the early 1900s, it follows the evolution in look, style, and content as the films matured from short vignettes of good-versus-bad into modern plots. Zusammenfassung "Starting with early 1900s Western movies! the narrative follows the evolution in look! style! and content as the films matured from short vignettes of good-versus-bad into the modern plots. The book compares the reality of the cowboys! Indians! gunmen! lawmen! and soldiers who peopled the Old West to how they are portrayed on the silver screen"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface Chronology 1. Setting the Stage 2. Cowboys and Their Cows 3. The Magic Begins 4. Flickering Images; or, How Did They Do That? 5. Location, Location, Location 6. Our "Cowboy" Heroes 7. "I see by your outfit..." 8. Firepower 9. Itchy Trigger Fingers 10. Enforcers of the Law 11. From Lacy to Racy-Wine, Wimmen and Song 12. The Boys in Blue Postscript Appendix A: Who Does What? A Brief Tour Behind the Camera Appendix B: Cowboy Action Shooting Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Autorentext
Jeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a PhD in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West.

Klappentext
For many years, movie audiences have carried on a love affair with the American West, believing Westerns are escapist entertainment of the best kind, harkening back to the days of the frontier. This work compares the reality of the Old West to its portrayal in movies, taking an historical approach to its consideration of the cowboys, Indians, gunmen, lawmen and others who populated the Old West in real life and on the silver screen. Starting with the Westerns of the early 1900s, it follows the evolution in look, style, and content as the films matured from short vignettes of good-versus-bad into modern plots.

Zusammenfassung
"Starting with early 1900s Western movies, the narrative follows the evolution in look, style, and content as the films matured from short vignettes of good-versus-bad into the modern plots. The book compares the reality of the cowboys, Indians, gunmen, lawmen, and soldiers who peopled the Old West to how they are portrayed on the silver screen"--

Inhalt
Table of Contents

Preface
Chronology

1. Setting the Stage
2. Cowboys and Their Cows
3. The Magic Begins
4. Flickering Images; or, How Did They Do That?
5. Location, Location, Location
6. Our "Cowboy" Heroes
7. "I see by your outfit..."
8. Firepower
9. Itchy Trigger Fingers
10. Enforcers of the Law
11. From Lacy to Racy-Wine, Wimmen and Song
12. The Boys in Blue

Postscript
Appendix A: Who Does What? A Brief Tour Behind the Camera
Appendix B: Cowboy Action Shooting
Filmography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index

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