Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television
- ISBN-10
- 0786452617
- ISBN-13
- 9780786452613
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 241
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01-01
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- Mark S. Reinhart
Description
"Following a general history of Lincoln film and television portrayals, each work has an individual entry detailing cast, production and release information and discussing the work's historical accuracy and artistic merits. The book is illustrated with photographs of Lincoln actors, dating from the earliest days"--Provided by publisher.
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Other editions
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- 1999
- 292 pages
- Paperback
- McFarland
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