Fort Lee

Fort Lee
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 0861966538
ISBN-13 : 9780861966530
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Book Synopsis Fort Lee by : Richard Koszarski

Download or read book Fort Lee written by Richard Koszarski and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Richard Koszarski recreates the rise and fall of Fort Lee filmmaking in a remarkable collage of period news accounts, memoirs, municipal records, previously unpublished memos and correspondence, and dozens of rare posters and photographs - not just film history, but a unique account of what happened to one New Jersey town hopelessly enthralled by the movies."--BOOK JACKET.


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