Savages and saints : the changing image of American Indians in Westerns /
"This book deals with the changing image of the American Indian in the Western film genre, contrasting the fictionalized images of native Americans portrayed in classic films from Francis Boggs' Curse of the Redman to Michael Mann's Last of the Mohicans against the historical reality...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
[2008]
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| Summary: | "This book deals with the changing image of the American Indian in the Western film genre, contrasting the fictionalized images of native Americans portrayed in classic films from Francis Boggs' Curse of the Redman to Michael Mann's Last of the Mohicans against the historical reality of life on the American frontier"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 308 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786434466 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper) 0786434465 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper) |