{"product_id":"the-reel-civil-war-mythmaking-in-american-film-9780375708329","title":"The Reel Civil War: Mythmaking in American Film","description":"During the late nineteenth century, magazines, newspapers, novelists, and even historians presented a revised version of the Civil War that, intending to reconcile the former foes, downplayed the issues of slavery and racial injustice, and often promoted and reinforced the worst racial stereotypes. \u003cb\u003eThe Reel Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e tells the history of how these misrepresentations of history made their way into movies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than 800 films have been made about the Civil War. Citing such classics as \u003ci\u003eBirth of a Nation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind \u003c\/i\u003eas well as many other films, Bruce Chadwick shows how most of them have, until recently, projected an image of gallant soldiers, beautiful belles, sprawling plantations, and docile or dangerous slaves. He demonstrates how the movies aided and abetted racism and an inaccurate view of American history, providing a revealing and important account of the power of cinema to shape our understanding of historical truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375708329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.24w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e69030 \/ Reel Civil War: Mythmaking in American Film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bruce Chadwick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45150607442101,"sku":"9780375708329","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_54d44eef-f31b-47d4-8ad4-4f35b3e9ff7e.jpg?v=1741104499","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-reel-civil-war-mythmaking-in-american-film-9780375708329","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}