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Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood

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Description for Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood Paperback. Num Pages: 326 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444. The Rise of Early Hollywood. 326 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBJK. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 19. Weight: 444.
In the early part of the twentieth century, migrants made their way from rural homes to cities in record numbers and many traveled west. Los Angeles became a destination. Women flocked to the growing town to join the film industry as workers and spectators, creating a "New Woman." Their efforts transformed filmmaking from a marginal business to a cosmopolitan, glamorous, and bohemian one. By 1920, Los Angeles had become the only western city where women outnumbered men. In Go West, Young Women! Hilary A. Hallett explores these relatively unknown new western women and their role in the development of Los ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520274099
SKU
V9780520274099
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About Hilary Hallett
Hilary Hallett is Assistant Professor of History at Columbia University.

Reviews for Go West, Young Women!: The Rise of Early Hollywood
"Don't miss Go West, Young Women!" The Huffington Post "A lively look at Hollywood's past, when the movies were still in their infancy, and at the women who were a critical part of it... Highly recommended."
G. A. Foster Choice

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