Book
The Birth of a Nation : how a legendary filmmaker and a crusading editor reignited America's Civil War / Dick Lehr.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781586489878
- ISBN: 1586489879
- Physical Description: xvi, 343 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Jan 2, 1915 -- Part I. Fathers and sons -- Guns, Bayonets and Cannon "Grapes" -- Fathers and sons: the Trotters -- Fathers and sons: the Griffiths -- On the firing line: 1896-1903 -- Character work: 1896-1907 -- Part II. Finding their voices -- Trotterism: 1903-1908 -- The Moviemaker: 1908-1913 -- Fame rising, falling, circa 1913 -- Part II. A Birth of a Nation -- 1914 -- The Wilson White House -- Trotter rides the rails -- Part IV. 1915 -- Curley's our man, or not? -- Bringing down the house -- "We'll hang Tom Dixon" -- Part V. Victory & defeat -- Victory at hand -- The curtain falls -- Epilogue. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsville Free Public Library | 305.80 L529 (Text) | 30003008707471 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Valley Community Library | 305.8009 LEHR (Text) | 50690010996384 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
