More visual

Thinking about the visual led me to search the catalog for 'history pictures'. Admittedly not an erudite search strategy but still it brought up 357 titles.

My quick skim of titles did reveal one that seems most appropriate to the thought of the day (visual history)- American History Goes to the Movies: Hollywood and the American Experience .

From the Book Description on Amazon - "Whether they prefer blockbusters, historical dramas, or documentaries, people learn much of what they know about history from the movies. In American History Goes to the Movies, W. Bryan Rommel-Ruiz shows how popular representations of historic events shape the way audiences understand the history of the United States, including American representations of race and gender, and stories of immigration, especially the familiar narrative of the American Dream." [more]

Best of all, this is an e-book that you can read right now! It is in the EBSCO collection, get the login information from your CTC Librarian.



-kss