Southern Mountaineers in Silent Films: Plot Synopses of Movies About Moonshining, Feuding and Other Mountain Topics, 1904-1929

by J.W. Williamson

Overview

This reference work provides production company-written plot synopses or, when a synopsis was not available, trade paper reviews of 476 films about moonshining, feuding, coal mining, mountain love triangles, and many other topics. Also provided are studio, date of release, and length. Fully indexed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786474035
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	11/19/2012
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.66(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Award winner J.W. Williamson is a former English professor and editor of the Appalachian Journal, published by Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Now retired, he lives in Boone.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Introduction 1

The Films by Year 13

Appendix: Place and Subject Guide 293

Index 311

Editorial Reviews

an invaluable guide to lost treasures...useful...should be acquired”—Choice; “detailed”—Appalachian Journal; “useful...admirable”—Journal of Southern History; “a significant addition to Appalachian scholarship...valuable”—Register of the Kentucky Historical Society; “useful...interesting...a valuable resource...a fine contribution”—The North Carolina Historical Review; “meticulous...revealing”—Georgia Historical Quarterly.

From the Publisher

useful...admirable

Journal of Southern History

detailed

Appalachian Journal

an invaluable guide to lost treasures...useful...should be acquired

Choice

Plot summaries from the production company, or from reviews or other sources if that is not available, for nearly 500 films purporting to portray life in the southern mountains. Arranged chronologically and indexed by subject, place, title, and production company. Not illustrated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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