Description and condition:

Black boards hardback, dustcover, 8vo, 281 pp., index, b/w illustrations.

As new, looks unread, with slight shelfwear to the dustcover.

Contents:

"How the American frontier was presented in theatrical productions during the critical period from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of cinema exploring chronologically the post-Civil War resurgence of interest in drama about the frontier, which led to a host of action-packed melodramas."