Mcfarland: 2486 books
A Tour of Fabletown
Patterns and Plots in Bill Willingham's Fables
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
In 2002, Vertigo/DC Comics published the first issue of Bill Willingham’s Fables. The series imagined the lives of fairy tale figures—Snow White, the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella and the ubiquitous Prince Charming, among many others—as they made new lives for themselves in modern-day New York City,...
Osage and Settler
Reconstructing Shared History through an Oklahoma Family Archive
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2015
Drawing on a rare family archive and archival material from the Osage Nation, this book documents a unique relationship among white settlers, the Osage and African Americans in Oklahoma. The history of white settlement and colonization is often discussed in the context of the cultural erasure of,...
by Paul Green
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the story’s series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television’s first 90-minute western series. Immensely...
Accustomed to Her Face
Thirty-Five Character Actresses of Golden Age Hollywood
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Drawing on historical documents and newspaper reports, this book provides a fascinating portrait of a diverse group of character actresses who left their stamp on Hollywood from the early sound era through the 1960s. The lives of 35 actresses are explored in detail. Some are familiar: Margaret Hamilton...
Casting Might-Have-Beens
A Film by Film Directory of Actors Considered for Roles Given to Others
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2015
Some acting careers are made by one great role and some fall into obscurity when one is declined. Would Al Pacino be the star he is today if Robert Redford had accepted the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather? Imagine Tom Hanks rejecting Uma Thurman, saying that she acted like someone in a high...
The Art of Studio Gainax
Experimentation, Style and Innovation at the Leading Edge of Anime
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Formed by a small group of university students in the early 1980s, Studio Gainax is now one of the most adventurous and widely esteemed anime companies on the scene. And it is fascinating for its unique approach to animation. Formal experimentation, genre-straddling, self-reflexivity, unpredictable...
Unsung Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Era
50 Overlooked Films and Their Stars, 1929-1939
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
The most memorable Hollywood musicals of 1930s showcased the talents of stars like Fred Astaire, Jeanette MacDonald, Bing Crosby and Alice Faye. The less memorable ones didn’t. This book takes a look at the unsung songfests of the ’30s—secondary or forgotten features with short-lived or unlikely...
Coming Back to a Theater Near You
A History of Hollywood Reissues, 1914-2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2016
In the Silent Era, film reissues were a battle between rival studios—every Mary Pickford new release in 1914 was met with a Pickford re-release. For 50 years after the Silent Era, reissues were a battle between the studios, who considered old movies “found money,” and cinema owners, who often...
Southwestern Women Writers and the Vision of Goodness
Mary Austin, Willa Cather, Laura Adams Armer, Peggy Pond Church and Alice Marriott
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2016
This literary history focuses on five women writers—Mary Austin, Willa Cather, Laura Adams Armer, Peggy Pond Church and Alice Marriott—whose work appeared from around 1900 through the 1980s. All came from or lived and worked in California, Arizona, New Mexico or Oklahoma. The book situates them...
by Alison Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Louis XVI was a gentle and unassuming man who did not want to be king but attempted to work for the welfare of his people—until his government was engulfed by the violent upheavals of the French Revolution. Facing the rapidly changing desires of his subjects, he gave way to the policies they demanded....
Of Gods and Monsters
A Critical Guide to Universal Studios' Science Fiction, Horror and Mystery Films, 1929-1939
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
While Universal’s Dracula and Frankenstein (both 1931) have received the most coverage of any of the studio’s genre releases, it is the lesser known films that have long fascinated fans and historians alike. Starting with The Last Warning, a 1929 movie released as both a silent and a talkie, Universal...
The American Popular Novel After World War II
A Study of 25 Best Sellers, 1947-2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Through the perspectives of selected best-selling novels from the end of World War II to the end of the 20th century—including The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather, Jaws, Beloved, The Silence of the Lambs, and Jurassic Park—this book examines the crucial issues the U.S....
Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists of the Twentieth Century
A Biographical Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2009
This biographical dictionary presents full information on 400 artists whose influence and illustrative contributions to the fields of science fiction and fantasy literature helped define the 20th century as the “Science Fiction Century” and helped established science fiction and fantasy as unique...
Arkham House Books
A Collector's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
This reference work covers the supernatural and speculative fiction published by Arkham House Publishers, Inc., of Sauk City, Wisconsin. In 1937, promising Wisconsin writer August Derleth decided to publish a collection of the stories of his recently deceased friend, H. P. Lovecraft. After two years...