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Mountain Men On Film, Kenneth Estes Hall
Mountain Men On Film, Kenneth Estes Hall
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Excerpt: The mountain man of American folklore and history is a man between cultures. Like Janus, the doorkeeper god of the Romans, he is bifrontal, looking back at European, white civilization, and forward toward Indian civilization and culture.
Noir Westerns After World War Ii, Kenneth Estes Hall, Chritian Krug
Noir Westerns After World War Ii, Kenneth Estes Hall, Chritian Krug
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Excerpt: Towards the end of Ethan and Joel Coen's Academy-Award winning No Country for Old Men (2007), Carla Jean Moss's life depends on the toss of a coin. Heads or tails will decide whether she lives or dies.
Apaches And Comanches On Screen, Kenneth Estes Hall
Apaches And Comanches On Screen, Kenneth Estes Hall
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Excerpt: A generally accurate appraisal of Western films might claim that Indians as hostiles are grouped into one undifferentiated mass. Popular hostile groups include the Sioux (without much differentiation between tribes or bands, the Apaches, and the Comanches).