Table of Contents

Introduction America Before the Civil War The Civil War, 1861-1865 The Way West, and America's Two Solitudes, 1840-1900 The Country versus the City: The Agrarian and Industrial Conflict, 1870-1940 Immigration and the Challenge to Anglo-Conformity, 1885-1961 World War One and Goodbye to All That, 1916-1933 The Great Depression, Documentary Expression, and Representing the Previously Unrepresented, 1929-1967 World War Two and the Individual Versus the Collective, 1933-1950s Postwar Alienation and Despair, 1946-1962 Civil Rights and the Battle for Inclusion into the American Dream, 1949-Present The Atomic Bomb, Cold War Paranoia, and the Expanding National Security State, 1946-Present Vietnam and the Things We Carry, 1954-Present The Counter Culture Rebellion and the Quest for Authenticity, 1961-Present Watergate, Political Cynicism, and Hope, 1972-Present Appendix: Multicultural Films Appendix: Woman-centered Films Title Index General Index

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Identifies over 200 recommended films for students, teachers, and film enthusiasts that portray events in American history, including woman-and multicultural-centered films.

About the Author

GRANT TRACEY, an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa, teaches film studies and creative writing.

Reviews

.,."a worthwhile purchase for libraries with extensive film collections."-Booklist/RBB

.,."an impressive achievement, not only for its meaty, thought-provoking mini-essays on each title (with time-code numbers for mentioned segments, no less!), but also for its attention to illuminating documentaries, great and small, that make perfect viewing companions to some of the better known movies. Definitely recommended."-Video Librarian

?...a worthwhile purchase for libraries with extensive film collections.?-Booklist/RBB

?...an impressive achievement, not only for its meaty, thought-provoking mini-essays on each title (with time-code numbers for mentioned segments, no less!), but also for its attention to illuminating documentaries, great and small, that make perfect viewing companions to some of the better known movies. Definitely recommended.?-Video Librarian

?Recommended for all academic and public libraries.?-Library Journal

?This guide will serve a high school and college audience.?-Lawrence Looks at Books

?Tracey annotates more than 200 films that portray pre-Civil War times to the present, giving information about the film's setting, plot summary, and cast, and materials for further reading. Film buffs will enjoy it; teachers wanting a resource about films that they can use in history, English, or film studies classes will welcome it. It would be an asset to any college or high school with a film study course or a building- or system- level professional collection of curriculum materials.?-The Book Report

..."a worthwhile purchase for libraries with extensive film collections."-Booklist/RBB

..."an impressive achievement, not only for its meaty, thought-provoking mini-essays on each title (with time-code numbers for mentioned segments, no less!), but also for its attention to illuminating documentaries, great and small, that make perfect viewing companions to some of the better known movies. Definitely recommended."-Video Librarian

"Recommended for all academic and public libraries."-Library Journal

"This guide will serve a high school and college audience."-Lawrence Looks at Books

"Tracey annotates more than 200 films that portray pre-Civil War times to the present, giving information about the film's setting, plot summary, and cast, and materials for further reading. Film buffs will enjoy it; teachers wanting a resource about films that they can use in history, English, or film studies classes will welcome it. It would be an asset to any college or high school with a film study course or a building- or system- level professional collection of curriculum materials."-The Book Report