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Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn - Thom Hatch - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn - Thom Hatch - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Every aspect of the career of General George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn is covered here. The people around Custer and his native American counterparts are detailed, as are related military campaigns, battles, historical events, equipment and terminology. There are also entries on Plains Indian culture and customs, artists and artwork, movies and other subjects associated with the battle. Following the entries is a listing of suggested sources for further research.

DKK 334.00
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Still Rolling - Dwight Little - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Still Rolling - Dwight Little - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Dwight Little''s Hollywood career includes directing and producing major motion pictures for multiple studios, acclaimed television series and even video games. In this memoir, he takes readers along on a movie-making adventure that is by turns funny and brutally honest. There are many on-set interactions with well-known producers and stars along with detailed descriptions of film shoots from the wilds of India to the banks of the River Kwai. Included are tales from the jails of Madrid to the jungles of Fiji and the cold war streets of Budapest. The work seamlessly connects the Golden Age of Hollywood to the highly successful premium television of today. Make or break creative battles, Hollywood intrigues, unpredictable studio executives, and temperamental actors are all documented in colorful detail. Whether the reader is an aspiring filmmaker or just a movie lover, this book has it all, including a unique insight into television directing in the new streaming age and 41 photos, many on-set.

DKK 259.00
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Marcus Reno in the Valley of the Little Big Horn - Frederic C. Wagner Iii - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Marcus Reno in the Valley of the Little Big Horn - Frederic C. Wagner Iii - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Major Marcus Reno''s actions at the Battle of Little Big Horn have been both criticized and lauded, often without in-depth analysis. This book takes a fresh look the battle and events leading up to it, offering answers to unanswered questions. The author examines the meanings of "orders" given in Custer''s command and how they were treated, the tactics and fighting in the valley, Reno''s alcoholism, and his last stand on the hilltop named for him.

DKK 334.00
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Big and Little Poison - Clifton Blue Parker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Big and Little Poison - Clifton Blue Parker - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Waner brothers, Paul and Lloyd--also known as "Big Poison" and "Little Poison"--played together for fourteen seasons in the same Pittsburgh outfield in the 1920s and 1930s. More than half a century after retiring, they still rank as the best-hitting brothers in major league history with a combined 5,611 hits--517 more than the three Alou brothers, 758 more than the three DiMaggio brothers, and 1,400 more than the five Delahanty brothers. And both Waners are in the Hall of Fame, the only playing brothers so honored. This work tells the story of the Waner brothers from their early lives in Oklahoma through their playing days, which included a World Series against the legendary 1927 New York Yankees. It is also the story of two American eras: the Roaring Twenties and the Depression years. Both put up impressive numbers individually: Paul amassed 3,152 hits, and his .333 lifetime average ranks among the highest ever in the game. Lloyd, a lifetime .316 hitter, collected 2,459 hits, and had it not been for health problems, he might have cleared the 3,000 hit milestone as well. Together, they were baseball heroes.

DKK 287.00
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Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn - Frederic C. Wagner Iii - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn - Frederic C. Wagner Iii - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Battle of the Little Big Horn was the decisive engagement of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877. In its second edition this biographical dictionary of all known participants--the 7th Cavalry, civilians and Indians--provides a brief description of the battle, as well as information on the various tribes, their customs and methods of fighting. Seven appendices cover the units soldiers were assigned to, uniforms and equipment of the cavalry, controversial listings of scouts and the number of Indians in the encampments, the location of camps on the way to the Big Horn and more. Updated biographies are provided for many European soldiers, along with an additional 5,060 names of Indians who were or could have been in the battle.

DKK 429.00
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Ponyville Confidential - Sherilyn Connelly - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Ponyville Confidential - Sherilyn Connelly - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Beloved by young girls around the world, Hasbro''s My Little Pony franchise has been mired in controversy since its debut in the early 1980s. Critics dismissed the cartoons as toy advertisements, and derided their embrace of femininity. The 2010 debut of the openly feminist My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic renewed the backlash, as its broad appeal challenged entrenched notions about gendered entertainment. This first comprehensive study of My Little Pony explores the history and cultural significance of the franchise through Season 5 of Friendship Is Magic and the first three Equestria Girls films. The brand has continued to be on the receiving end of a sexist double standard regarding commercialism in children''s entertainment, while masculine cartoons such as the Transformers have been spared similar criticism.

DKK 236.00
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Little Horrors - T.s. Kord - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Little Horrors - T.s. Kord - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Zombies, werewolves and chainsaw-wielding maniacs are tried-and-true staples of horror films. But none can match the visceral dread evoked by a child with an innocent face and a diabolical stare. Cinema''s evil children attack our cherished ideas of innocence and our innocent bystander status as the audience. A good horror film is a scary ride--a "devil child" movie is a guilt trip. This book examines 24 international films--with discussions of another 100--that in effect "indict" viewers for crimes of child abuse and abandonment, greed, social and ecological negligence, and political and war crimes, and for persistent denial of responsibility for them all. For 75 years evil children have ritually rebuked audiences and, in playing on our guilt, established a horror subgenre that might be described as a blood-spattered rampage on an ethical mission.

DKK 334.00
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The Making of a Spy - Gerhardt B. Thamm - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Making of a Spy - Gerhardt B. Thamm - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Leaving the chaos of postwar Germany for an uncertain future, 17-year-old Gerhardt Thamm arrived in America in 1948 with little more than his American birth certificate. With minimal command of English and little formal education, he enlisted in the Army and quickly found himself assigned to operations where his German language abilities were put to use. With the Soviet Union''s emergence as a potential adversary, Thamm was recruited into the Army''s clandestine services, where he operated as a secret agent in Germany, under multiple identities. This richly detailed personal narrative tells Thamm''s incredible story (with more than two dozen photographs and sketches).

DKK 334.00
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A Scary Little Christmas - Matthew C. Dupee - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Scary Little Christmas - Matthew C. Dupee - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Controversial yet beloved among audiences, Christmas-themed horror movies emerged in the early 1970s and gained a notorious reputation with Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), depicting Santa as an ax-wielding maniac. Some parents and conservative groups condemned the film, while others embraced the portrayal of Yuletide as a backdrop for fear and dread. Drawing on interviews with directors, producers, special effects artists, photographers and actors, this book celebrates the sordid, colorful history of the Christmas horror subgenre. Psycho Santa films such as Christmas Evil (1980) and 3615 code Pere Noel (1989) are examined, along with "Yule-Die" slashers like The Dorm that Dripped Blood (1982), Black Christmas (1974) and Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972). Commercial successes like Gremlins (1984) and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) are covered, as well as more recent releases such as Better Watch Out (2016), Red Christmas (2016) and Deathcember (2019). Rare photographs, promotional materials and an annotated filmography are provided.

DKK 523.00
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The Dakota Conflict and Its Leaders, 1862-1865 - Paul Williams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Dakota Conflict and Its Leaders, 1862-1865 - Paul Williams - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Custer, Sitting Bull and Little Bighorn are familiar names in the history of the American West. Yet the Great Sioux War of 1876 was a less notorious affair than earlier events in Minnesota during 1862 when, over a few bloody weeks, hundreds of white settlers were killed by Sioux led by Little Crow. The following three years saw military thrusts under generals Sibley and Sully onto the Western Plains where hundreds of Indians, as innocent as the white victims, were cut down by American soldiers. From this carnage Sitting Bull first emerged as a military leader. This history reexamines the facts behind Sitting Bull''s legend and that of the white captive, Fanny Kelly.

DKK 429.00
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A Lynching in Little Dixie - Patricia L. Roberts - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

A Lynching in Little Dixie - Patricia L. Roberts - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

James T. Scott''s 1923 lynching in the college town of Columbia, Missouri, was precipitated by a case of mistaken identity. Falsely accused of rape, the World War I veteran was dragged from jail by a mob and hanged from a bridge before 1000 onlookers. Patricia L. Roberts lived most of her life unaware that her aunt was the girl who erroneously accused Scott, only learning of it from a 2003 account in the University of Missouri''s school newspaper. Drawing on archival research, she tells Scott''s full story for the first time in the context of the racism of the Jim Crow Midwest.

DKK 334.00
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Clash of the Little Giants - Arne K. Lang - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Clash of the Little Giants - Arne K. Lang - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

In the late 1890s, when boxing rivaled the popularity of baseball, George Dixon and Terry McGovern were among its most famous practitioners. Their paths first crossed in 1900 in what is widely considered the most significant featherweight bout in history. Both men were fighters who died young under distressing circumstances. Both were products of a burgeoning industrial society and a cult of masculinity, at a time when prizefighting''s adherents and opponents were in a constant tug-of-war. This book tells the full story, with a fascinating cast of characters including imperious manager/promoter Tom O''Rourke, World Welterweight Champion Barbados Joe Walcott, and Tammany Hall bigwig Timothy "Big Tim" Sullivan, whose invisible hand made New York the epicenter of boxing in the 1890s.

DKK 382.00
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Extras of Early Hollywood - Kerry Segrave - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Extras of Early Hollywood - Kerry Segrave - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Pity the "extras." Mostly overlooked and forgotten. Especially those in the major Hollywood films 1913 to 1945--right through the dream factory''s golden era. The struggles of extras to unionize were followed by internal struggles as the extras fought for a voice within that union. There were just too few jobs for far too many extras, some of whom were lured to Hollywood by what seemed to be rags-to-riches tales of stardom (but which were likely little more than industry publicity plants). Once lured to the film capital the reality was much different: low pay, little or no work, ripoffs from private employment agencies, and sexual harassment of the women, likely very much underreported. Some extras had special skills or language abilities, some had wardrobes replete with many period costumes.

DKK 429.00
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I Worked Alone - Lily Sergueiew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

I Worked Alone - Lily Sergueiew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

During World War II Nathalie "Lily" Sergueiew, a woman of mystery, confidently seduced the German Intelligence Service into employing her as a spy against their British enemy. Little did they know that this striking woman--who turned heads when she walked into a room with her little dog Babs--would work with their enemy against them. Her diary chronicles her months-long journey to becoming a double agent for the British under the code name Treasure. From the moment she conceived the idea of becoming a double agent, Lily faced challenges on two fronts: first, she had to convince the Germans to ask her to spy for them; second, she needed the British to believe her story. Only then could she begin the perilous work of helping free her homeland--France--from the German occupier.

DKK 334.00
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Colonels in Blue--Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia - Roger D. Hunt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Colonels in Blue--Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia - Roger D. Hunt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This biographical dictionary catalogs the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and include full biographical information concentrating on each colonel''s military service. Many of the colonels covered herein never rose above that rank and have therefore received very little scholarly attention prior to this work.

DKK 429.00
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Declarations of Stock Car Independents - Perry Allen Wood - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Declarations of Stock Car Independents - Perry Allen Wood - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Independent stock car racers rarely won, often crashed, and flirted with death constantly, all for less money and fame than the money-backed star drivers of their day. This book includes interviews with 12 independent racers, including Curtis "Crawfish" Crider, "Jackhandle Joe" Frasson, and Gene "The Racing Marine" Hobby, among others. Laying the foundation for stock car racing as we know it, most of these racers plied their trade during the sport''s early years, when racing required little more than a helmet and a great deal of courage. Readers will discover how each of these men managed to survive and stand out in their sport, despite running on second-hand or inferior equipment, receiving little to no outside support, and, in many cases, holding down another job off-track. The book is supplemented with 126 photographs, many from the personal collections of the author and the racers.

DKK 329.00
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General Custer, Libbie Custer and Their Dogs - Brian Patrick Duggan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

General Custer, Libbie Custer and Their Dogs - Brian Patrick Duggan - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

General George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Libbie Custer, were wholehearted dog lovers. At the time of his death at Little Bighorn, they owned a rollicking pack of 40 hunting dogs, including Scottish Deerhounds, Russian Wolfhounds, Greyhounds and Foxhounds. Told from a dog owner''s perspective, this biography covers their first dogs during the Civil War and in Texas; hunting on the Kansas and Dakota frontiers; entertaining tourist buffalo hunters, including a Russian Archduke, English aristocrats and P. T. Barnum (all of whom presented the general with hounds); Custer''s attack on the Washita village (when he was accused of strangling his own dogs); and the 7th Cavalry''s march to Little Bighorn with an analysis of rumors about a Last Stand dog. The Custers'' pack was re-homed after his death in the first national dog rescue effort. Well illustrated, the book includes an appendix giving depictions of the Custers'' dogs in art, literature and film.

DKK 476.00
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The Films of George Roy Hill, rev. ed. - Andrew Horton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Films of George Roy Hill, rev. ed. - Andrew Horton - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

As late as 1976, George Roy Hill was the first and only director to have two all-time, top-ten, box-office hits: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting (both starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman). A filmmaker with backgrounds in music, drama and television, he was a popular storyteller. His films reflect an ironic, bittersweet vision of life. The stories entertain, but the subtext is often disturbing. Hill felt that all of his major characters "create an environment, a fantasy, an illusion, and then go on to make it happen." Individual chapters study in detail the art, craft and style of each of his films, including Period of Adjustment, Toys in the Attic, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Slaughterhouse Five, A Little Romance, The World According to Garp, The Little Drummer Girl and Hill''s last, Funny Farm.

DKK 429.00
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From Radio to Television - Vincent Terrace - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

From Radio to Television - Vincent Terrace - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The early years of television relied in part on successful narratives of another medium, as studios adapted radio programs like Boston Blackie and Defense Attorney to the small screen. Many shows were adapted more than once, like the radio program Blondie , which inspired six television adaptations and 28 theatrical films. These are but a few of the 1,164 programs covered in this volume. Each program entry contains a detailed story line, years of broadcast, performer and character casts and principal production credits where possible. Two appendices ("Almost a Transition" and "Television to Radio") and a performer''s index conclude the book. This first-of-its-kind encyclopedia covers many little-known programs that have rarely been discussed in print (e.g., Real George , based on Me and Janie ; Volume One , based on Quiet, Please ; and Galaxy , based on X Minus One ). Covered programs include The Great Gildersleeve, Howdy Doody, My Friend Irma, My Little Margie, Space Patrol and Vic and Sade .

DKK 939.00
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Snakes in American Culture - Jesse C. Donahue - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Snakes in American Culture - Jesse C. Donahue - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The literature on snakes is manifold but overwhelmingly centered on the natural sciences. Little has been published about them in the fields of popular culture or the history of medicine. Focusing primarily on American culture and history from the 1800s, this study draws on a wide range of sources--including newspaper archives, medical journals, and archives from the Smithsonian Institute--to examine the complex relationship between snakes and humans.

DKK 429.00
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The Last Civil War Veterans - Frank L. Grzyb - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Last Civil War Veterans - Frank L. Grzyb - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"It really matters very little who died last," wrote Civil War historian William Marvel, "but for some reason we seem fascinated with knowing." Drawing on a wide range of sources including correspondence with descendants, this book covers the last living Civil War veterans in each state, providing details of their wartime service as soldiers and sailors and their postwar lives as family men, entrepreneurs, politicians, frontier pioneers and honored veterans.

DKK 329.00
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Little Green Men, Meowing Nuns and Head-Hunting Panics - Robert E. Bartholomew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Little Green Men, Meowing Nuns and Head-Hunting Panics - Robert E. Bartholomew - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

"For a two week period in 1956, residents in the vicinity of Taipei, Taiwan, lived in fear that they would be the next victims of a crazed villain who was prowling the streets and slashing people at random with a razor or similar weapon. At least 21 victims were reported during this period, mostly women and children of low income and education." A thorough investigation revealed however, that: "five slashings were innocent false reports, seven were self-inflicted cuts, eight were due to cuts rather than razors, and one was complete fantasy." This is one example of many cases of what has traditionally been called "mass hysteria" that are examined in this comprehensive study of human beings'' fear of the unknown. Beginning with a concise history of mass hysteria and social delusions, the author differentiates between the two and investigates mass hysteria in closed settings such as work and school, and mass hysteria in communities with incidents such as gassings, Pokemon illnesses in Japan, and medieval dance crazes. Also examined are collective delusions, with information on five major types: immediate threat, symbolic scare, mass wish fulfillment, urban legends and mass panics. The book ends with a discussion of major issues in the area of mass hysteria and a look toward the future of this intriguing subject.

DKK 440.00
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Colonels in Blue--Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee - Roger D. Hunt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Colonels in Blue--Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee - Roger D. Hunt - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and provide a biographical sketch of each colonel focusing on his Civil War service. Many of the colonels covered herein never rose above that rank, failing to win promotion to brigadier general or brevet brigadier general, and have therefore received very little scholarly attention prior to this work.

DKK 421.00
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Parole, Pardon, Pass and Amnesty Documents of the Civil War - John Martin Davis Jr. - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Parole, Pardon, Pass and Amnesty Documents of the Civil War - John Martin Davis Jr. - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book presents the little-studied story of the history and documents of the pardons, passes, paroles and promises of loyalty used by both North and South. The words of the loyalty oaths required for passes, paroles and pardons grew over time from a few simple lines to several paragraphs. Conditions were added and pre-qualifications modified. This history provides insights into the politics, culture and battlefield realities present during the conduct of the war.

DKK 429.00
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The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine - H.g. Wells - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine - H.g. Wells - Bog - McFarland & Co Inc - Plusbog.dk

Much attention has been paid to the "scientific romance" novels of H.G. Wells, a founder of modern science fiction and one of the genre''s greatest writers. In comparison, little attention has been given by critics to his works of fantasy, which in the opinion of many, are just as artistic and worthy of study. This work, takes a critical look at Wells'' little known fantasy The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine, which is "a parable of dark foreboding that unveils the nothingness of utopian dreams" and foreshadows Franz Kafka''s dark fables of the totalitarian age. A lengthy introduction by the editor provides a comprehensive overview of the text and the story of The Sea Lady, and serves to explain the ideas of civil death and every citizen''s acting as a public servant, and the concept of totalitarian metaphysics, which deals with a revolt against the limits of the human condition. This work provides a complete, extensively annotated text of the 1902 London first edition of The Sea Lady.

DKK 259.00
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