... chose to treat history and why filmmakers occasionally altered its course. He is also quick to point out particularly humorous examples of anachronistic dialogue or behavior. This is not a dry scholarly study but a witty, droll, and entertaining book in its ... of American history. For example, "Billy the Kid may have had ten times more film attention than George Washington, but not on that account are we going to lose our sense of perspective and give the little squirt undue space!" Indeed, Fraser presses on and gives kudos to Civil War movies like Gone With the Wind and The Red Badge ...

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