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Overview"Flickering Empire tells the fascinating yet little-known story of how Chicago served as the unlikely capital of American film production in the years before the rise of Hollywood (1907–1913). As entertaining as it is informative, Flickering Empire straddles the worlds of academic and popular nonfiction in its vivid illustration of the rise and fall of the major Chicago movie studios in the mid-silent era (principally Essanay and Selig Polyscope). Colorful, larger-than-life historical figures, including Thomas Edison, Charlie Chaplin, Oscar Micheaux, and Orson Welles, are major players in the narrative-in addition to important though forgotten industry titans, such as ""Colonel"" William Selig, George Spoor, and Gilbert ""Broncho Billy"" Anderson." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Glover Smith , Adam SelzerPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Wallflower Press Dimensions: Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.60cm Weight: 0.397kg ISBN: 9780231174497ISBN 10: 0231174497 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 20 January 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsLong overdue... Chicago Tribune An exceptional new book... that immediately joins the ranks of essential film references Chicagoist Long overdue... * Chicago Tribune * An exceptional new book... that immediately joins the ranks of essential film references * Chicagoist * [Flickering Empire] is a goldmine for popular culture historians and early-film buffs.... Recommended. * Choice * A fascinating read from beginning to end. * The Midwest Book Review * Long overdue... Chicago Tribune An exceptional new book... that immediately joins the ranks of essential film references Chicagoist [Flickering Empire] is a goldmine for popular culture historians and early-film buffs... Recommended. Choice A fascinating read from beginning to end. The Midwest Book Review Long overdue... Chicago Tribune An exceptional new book... that immediately joins the ranks of essential film references Chicagoist [Flickering Empire] is a goldmine for popular culture historians and early-film buffs... Recommended. Choice A fascinating read from beginning to end. The Midwest Book Review Author InformationMichael Glover Smith is an independent filmmaker whose most recent films, At Last, Okemah! (2009) and The Catastrophe (2011), have won multiple awards at film festivals across the United States. He has taught film history and aesthetics at Oakton Community College, Triton College, Harold Washington College, and the College of Lake County, and lectures at Northwestern University and Facets Multimedia. Adam Selzer lives in Chicago and is a tour guide and the author of several books on history and folklore, including The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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