How Hollywood invented the Wild West
Subtitle: featuring The real West, Campfire melodies, Matinee idols, Four legged friends, Cowgirls & lone guns
By: Holly George-Warren.
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Pleasantville, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Western films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Description: An illustrated history of the American West combines period photographs and historical accounts in a study that assesses the discrepancies between Hollywood's portrayal of the West and the real-life world of frontier pioneers.
Notes: Includes bibliogrpahical references (p. 222) and index.