Hollywood of the Rockies
Title | Hollywood of the Rockies PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Spencer |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 179 |
Release | 2013-07-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625846525 |
In the early days of the twentieth century, movies weren't made in California. As America's film pioneers traveled westward, Colorado became a beacon to them, contributing to the early motion picture business with all the relish and gusto of a western saga. The gorgeous natural scenery was perfect for the country's (and the world's) growing infatuation with the West, turning Colorado itself into a bigger star of the early cinema than any particular actor. Using rare photos and contemporary accounts, writer and filmmaker Michael J. Spencer explores the little-known filmmaking industry that flourished in the Rocky Mountains between 1895 and 1915--west of New York but east of Hollywood.
Hollywood of the Rockies
Title | Hollywood of the Rockies PDF eBook |
Author | Frederic B. Wildfang |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Durango (Colo.) |
ISBN |
Durango
Title | Durango PDF eBook |
Author | Frederic B. Wildfang |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738569758 |
The storied town of Durango is situated on the farmlands of the Ancestral Puebloans, which later became the hunting grounds for the Southern Utes, in the Animas River Valley of southwestern Colorado. Founded in 1880 as the headquarters of the Silverton branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Durango became the supply depot for gold and silver mines up and down the Western Slope. One of the few old-time cowboy towns in Colorado that retains the vibrancy of a self-supporting downtown of hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses, Durango has worked actively to restore and remodel historic buildings. Enhanced by stories of Spanish explorers, miners, settlers, early entrepreneurs, and the desperadoes of Western lore as well as Hollywood myth, Durango has earned a reputation as one of the Rocky Mountains' favorite travel destinations.
West of the Rockies
Title | West of the Rockies PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Fuchs |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
A female movie star on the decline finds that she and her opportunistic agent want the same things.
The Rockies
Title | The Rockies PDF eBook |
Author | David Sievert Lavender |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 430 |
Release | 2003-06-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780803280199 |
From the time of Coronado?s discovery to the era of modern ski resorts and sport climbing routes, adventurers have been lured irresistibly to the Rocky Mountains. In this book distinguished writer David Lavender traces the colorful history of the Rockies, focusing on the period that began in 1859 with the first gold strikes. The real and fabled attractions of gold, silver, furs, lumber, and lead brought swarms of people into the mountains, eagerly seeking wealth. A get-rich-quick spirit pervaded the Rockies, leading to lawlessness, violence, vigilantism, and political expediency. The Rockies is particularly revealing about the struggles which resulted in codes peculiar to the mountainous West. Duane A. Smith provides a new introduction to this Bison Books edition of The Rockies.
The Spell of the Rockies
Title | The Spell of the Rockies PDF eBook |
Author | Enos Abijah Mills |
Publisher | |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Colorado |
ISBN |
Film
Title | Film PDF eBook |
Author | William H. Phillips |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 780 |
Release | 2009-01-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0312487258 |
This clear, well illustrated text takes the reader through the basics of film analysis, drawing on a wide range of film for discussion. Questions of genre and the contexts and meanings of film are considered.