Mcfarland: 2486 books
Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865
Performance, Gender and Identity in a Golden Age of American Theater
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Women played an integral role in the theater of the Antebellum and Civil War South. Yet their contributions have largely been overlooked by history. Southern actresses were important public figures who helped mold gender identity through their theatrical performances. Although cast in parts written...
by Katherine H. Adams, Michael L. Keene
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
During the years 1880 to 1940, the glory days of the American circus, a third to a half of the cast members were women—a large group of very visible American workers whose story needs telling. This book, using sources such as diaries, autobiographies, newspaper accounts, films, posters, and route...
Bebe Daniels
Hollywood's Good Little Bad Girl
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Bebe Daniels had one of the most diverse and lengthy careers in show business. From her beginnings as a child on the vaudeville circuit to her resurgence as a radio and television star in postwar Britain, Daniels’ story has not been told. Best remembered for her work in silent films, Daniels was...
Louise Blanchard Bethune
America's First Female Professional Architect
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Louise Blanchard Bethune, the subject of this biography, was America’s first female professional architect. She belonged to the influential group of pioneer architects—Daniel Burnham, John Root and Louis Sullivan—who supported her in becoming a fellow of the American Institute of Architects....
Coney Island
150 Years of Rides, Fires, Floods, the Rich, the Poor and Finally Robert Moses
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2016
Before the Civil War, Coney Island boasted a beach, a dozen small hotels with ramshackle bathhouses, some chowder stands and a few saloons. After the war, it was taken over by powerful individuals who made its 0.7 square miles a domain of the wealthy. By 1905, with the population of New York City...
"Throw the book away"
Reading versus Experience in Children's Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
Children’s literature is an excellent way to educate children, on everything from social behavior and beliefs to attitudes toward education itself. A major aspect of children’s literature is the importance of books and reading. Books represent adult authority. This book examines the role that...
Vampira and Her Daughters
Women Horror Movie Hosts from the 1950s into the Internet Era
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
From Vampira to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, female horror movie hosts have long been a staple of late-night television. Broadcast on local stations and cable access channels, characters such as Moona Lisa, Stella, Crematia Mortem and Tarantula Ghoul brought an entertaining blend of macabre camp...
Encyclopedia of Television Shows
A Comprehensive Supplement, 2011-2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2018
This is a supplement to the author’s Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925–2010. It covers 1,612 series broadcast between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2016. Major networks—ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox and NBC—are covered along with many cable channels, such as AMC, Disney, Nickelodeon, Bravo,...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Created around the world and available only on the web, internet “television” series are independently produced, mostly low budget shows that often feature talented but unknown performers. Typically financed through crowd-funding, they are filmed with borrowed equipment and volunteer casts and...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Covering the years 1945–2018, this alphabetical listing provides details about 2,923 unaired television series pilots, including those that never went into production, and those that became series but with a different cast, such as The Green Hornet, The Middle and Superman. Rarities include proposed...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Created around the world and available only on the Web, internet “television” series are independently produced, mostly low budget shows that often feature talented but unknown performers. Typically financed through online crowd-funding, they are produced with borrowed equipment and volunteer...
by Vincent Terrace
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
This is the first ever compilation on Internet television and provides details of 405 programs from 1998 to 2013. Each entry contains the storyline, descriptive episode listings, cast and crew lists, the official website and comments. An index of personnel and programs concludes the book. From Barry...
Resting Places
The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
In its third edition, this massive reference work lists the final resting places of more than 14,000 people from a wide range of fields, including politics, the military, the arts, crime, sports and popular culture. Many entries are new to this edition. Each listing provides birth and death dates,...
Social Class on British and American Screens
Essays on Cinema and Television
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2016
At a time when debates about social inequality are in the spotlight, it is worth examining how the two most popular media of the 20th and 21st centuries—film and television—have shaped the representation of social classes. How do generic conventions determine the representation of social stereotypes?...