Hollywood's Indian : The Portrayal of the Native American in Film

This updated edition of Hollywood's Indian includes a new chapter on Smoke Signals (1998), the groundbreaking independent film written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre, both Native Americans. Peter C. Rollins, Regents Professor of English and American Studies at Oklahoma State University, is author or editor of a number of books, including Hollywood as Historian: American Film in a Cultural Context. John E. O'Connor, professor of history at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University Newark, is founding editor of Film & History and co-editor of Hollywood's White House: The American Presidency in Film & History. Book jacket.