Scarecrow Press imprint: 1180 books

by Alvin H. Marill
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2010

In 2005, Scarecrow published Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004, a five-volume reference set commemorating 40 years of every made for TV film since See How They Run debuted in 1964. These books provided a comprehensive listing of every television film and mini-series, detailing each film's original...
by Jeffrey M. Wilhite
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009

A Chronology of Librarianship, 1960-2000 continues the work of Josephine Smith in her original Chronology of Librarianship (Scarecrow, 1968). It updates and completes her work up to 2000, paying special attention to the progress made on technological and international fronts that have significantly...
by James L. Neibaur, Terri Niemi
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013

By the mid-1920s, Buster Keaton had established himself as one of the geniuses of cinema with such films as Sherlock, Jr., The Navigator, and his 1927 work The General, which was the highest ranked silent on the American Film Institute's survey of the 100 greatest films. Before Keaton ventured into...

An Unsung Cat

The Life and Music of Warne Marsh

by Safford Chamberlain
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2004

An Unsung Cat explores the life and music of jazz saxophonist, Warne Marsh. Safford Chamberlain follows the artist from his start in youth bands like the Hollywood Canteen Kids and The Teen-Agers through his studies under Lennie Tristano, his brilliant playing of the 1950s, his disappearance from...

Journalism in the United States

Concepts and Issues

by Edd Applegate
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2011

"Print and broadcast journalism in the United States have changed in recent years as a result of millions of people using the Internet and social media for obtaining some or most of the information they desire." So notes professor of journalism Edd Applegate, who, after surveying the decline...
by Roberta and Simone Blaché
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 1996

Provides an original, first-hand view of the potential that motion pictures offered women from the Victorian era, and how, ultimately, the industry rejected one of its first and most important pioneers. Alice Guy BlachZ was not only the world's first female director, but in 1896, she became the first...

Zombie Culture

Autopsies of the Living Dead

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Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2008

Why have zombies resonated so pervasively in the popular imagination and in media, especially films? Why have they proved to be one of the most versatile and popular monster types in the growing video game industry? What makes zombies such widespread symbols of horror and dread, and how have portrayals...

Jackie Coogan: The World's Boy King

A Biography of Hollywood's Legendary Child Star

by Diana Serra Cary
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004

Discovered by Charlie Chaplin in 1919, four-year-old Jackie Coogan soared to overnight stardom for his title role in the silent masterpiece, The Kid. A string of successes followed, including Peck's Bad Boy, Oliver Twist, and A Boy of Flanders, earning Coogan a fortune of four million dollars. Dubbed...

Paratexts

Introductions to Science Fiction and Fantasy

by James Gunn
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013

In the mid-1980s, Easton Press began publishing a series of leather-bound collector editions called “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” and “Masterpieces of Fantasy,” which featured some of the most important works in these genres. James Gunn was commissioned to write introductions to these...
by Terry Corps
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2009

The brief period from 1829 to 1849 was one of the most important in American history. During just two decades, the American government was strengthened, the political system consolidated, and the economy diversified. All the while literature and the arts, the press and philanthropy, urbanization,...

The Contemporary Violin

Extended Performance Techniques

by Patricia Strange, Allen Strange
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2003

Written by a composer and a musician, The Contemporary Violin offers a unique menu of avant-garde musical possibilities that both performers and composers will enjoy exploring. Allen and Patricia Strange's comprehensive study critically examines extended performance techniques found in the violin...
by Angela Courtney
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2007

The early years of American nationhood, beginning at the close of colonial rule and ending with the onset of the Civil War, saw both a young country and its literature grow in confidence and develop an awareness of self-identity. Pride in the new nation was a primary characteristic of much literary...
by Frederick P. Close
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2009

Tokyo Rose / An American Patriot explores the parallel lives of World War II legend Tokyo Rose and a Japanese American woman named Iva Toguri. Trapped in Tokyo during the war and forced to broadcast on Japanese radio, Toguri nonetheless refused to renounce her U.S. citizenship and surreptitiously...

Pepper Adams' Joy Road

An Annotated Discography

by Gary Carner
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012

Pepper Adams' Joy Road is more than a compendium of sessions and gigs done by the greatest baritone saxophone soloist in history. It's a fascinating overview of Adams' life and times, thanks to colorful interview vignettes, drawn from the author's unpublished conversations with Adams and other musicians....
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