Headline Hunters of the Old West
From newspapers to dime novels, to land barons to even photographers, the Old West was a canvas for fiction and a back drop ripe for exaggeration. As easterners craved, even demanded, information on the West, those who dared to venture beyond the Mississippi had an opportunity to show and tell tales...
| Other Authors: | Arts and Entertainment Network., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011]
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sound, color, digital file. |
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Table of Contents:
- Old West: Exaggerated Stories (2:37)
- Myth of the West (2:01)
- Tales of Gold (1:24)
- Western Artists: Colors of the West (4:03)
- Painters Remington and Russell (1:16)
- Newspaper Illustrators (3:09)
- News Reporters: Myth Makers (2:02)
- Phenomenon of the Dime Novel (3:22)
- Personal Travel Stories (2:25)
- Promotion by Railroads (3:33)
- Town Boosters (4:10)
- Wild West Shows (6:53)
- Embellishment of the West/Reality of the West (2:20)
- Frontier: Insanity, Fear, and Disease (2:34)
- Credits: Headline Hunters of the Old West (1:30)