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Singular Americans & Folk Heroes
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America's Authors Pages

on Page One-A: Anthologies & Literary History • on Page One-B: Early American Authors

Early XXth Century Authors: A thru M • N thru Z

Latter XXth Century Authors: A thru L • M thru Z

XX - XXIst Century American Authors Page • New Mexico Authors Page

Western Authors Pages at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Spirit of America Bookstore's Ethnic-American Authors Page

Native American Leaders, Authors & Artists at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

American Literature of The XIXth Century
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Spirit of America Bookstore's Nobel Prizes in Literature [est. 1901] Page
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American Poets Pages including The Beats

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Amazon's '100 Books To Read In A Lifetime' Pages
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PBS's 'The Great American Read' Project of 2018
Top 100+ Children's Books Page
The Harvard Classics [1909] Page
Top 100+ Children's Books Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
A List of 50 Books - to help you understand everything in the Universe Page at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore
150 Essential Mystery Novels Page at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
100 Classic Books Made Into Films Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
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'A Pocketful of Brits' Pages at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore

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The American Literature Association [est. 1989] based in Texas

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America's Fine Arts Pages
main Arts page • Fine Art • Photography • American Cinema • Architecture Pages •
Cartoonists Pages • Pin-Up Art Page • Superheroes Page

Artists of America Page • New Mexico Artists Page

painter Thomas Hart Benton [1889-1975] Art Page
painter Maynard Dixon [1875-1946] Art Page
painter Edward Hopper [1882-1967] Art Page
painter Frida Kahlo [1907-54] Art Page
painter Georgia O'Keeffe [1887-1986] Art Pages
painter Frederic Remington [1861-1909] Art Page
illustrator Norman Rockwell [1894-1978] Art Pages
cartoonist Charles M. Schulz [1922-2000] & Peanuts® Comic Strip Page
cartoonist Dr. Seuss {Theodor Geisel 1904-91} Page
Alberto Vargas [1896-1982] 'Varga Girls' Art Pages

Children's Department

Disney's 'Air Bud' Movie & Video Series Page
Dr. Seuss {Theodor Geisel 1904-91} Page
Robert Louis Stevenson [1850-94] Page and "Treasure Island" Page
Spirit of America Bookstore's 'Tom Swift' Books Series Page
Mark Twain [1835-1910] Page
'Uncle Remus' Tales by Joel Chandler Harris
Leonard Wibberley [1915-83] Page

Spirit of America Bookstore's American Railroads Pages
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Spirit of America Bookstore's Scale Model & Toy Trains Page
Spirit of America Bookstore's "Thomas the Tank Engine" Books & Toys & TV Pages
"The Railway Children" 1906 Novel & Movies Page
"The Boxcar Children" [est. 1924] Books & Movies Page
"A Wrinkle In Time" Books & Movies Page

This Land of Ours
main section on Homepage Two
Founding Fathers & Pioneers • Statesmen & Military Leaders • Honorary Americans • American Business • A Few Bad Guys

Books on U.S. Politics & Elections
America's Founding Fathers Page
American Labor Movements Pages
American Railroads Pages
'A History of Aviation' Pages
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Spirit of America Bookstore's U.S. Presidents Pages
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U.S. History Timeline Pages

Ancient Times - 3500 B.C.E to 1490 • 1491-1800 • 1801-1900 • 1901-1930 • 1931-1950 • 1951-1968 •

1969-2000 • 2001-2010 • 2011-2016 • 2017-2018 • 2019-2020 • 2021 to present

Working Minds / Solutions / American Labor History Timeline

Spirit of America Bookstore's WaterGate Conspiracy Page

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Spirit of America Bookstore's G.O.P. Economic Meltdown Timeline

Spirit of America Bookstore's U.S. History Dept.

Spirit of America Bookstore's RussiaGate Scandal Page

Spirit of America's U.S.A. Timeline of the COVID-19 Epidemic
Spirit of America's New Mexico Timeline of the COVID-19 Epidemic

U.S.A. Travel & Business Links Pages

New Mexico Travel & Business Links Pages
New Mexico Travel / Railroads Links Page
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Reading Material About New Mexico Page
New Mexico Beer Industry Page

New York State Travel & Business Links Pages
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G.E. Nordell's U.S.A. Travel Reading Page

G.E. Nordell's Canada Travel & Business Links Page
G.E. Nordell's Canada Travel / Railroads Page
Cinema of Canada Page at Magic Lantern
G.E. Nordell's Travel & Business Links of Europe Page
G.E. Nordell's Japan / Nippon Travel & Business Links Page
Cinema of Japan Page at Magic Lantern

America's Music Pages
main page
Hawaiian Slack Key • Ragtime • Big Band / Swing • Classical Music • Blues / R&B
... as well as artists & groups from many categories

Bluegrass & Traditional Music Page
Country / Hillbilly / Folk Page
Jazz & Dixieland Music Page
Spirit of Rock 'n' Roll Page
Western Swing Music Page

'The Beach Boys' Page
'March King' John Philip Sousa [1854-1932] Page
Hank Williams [1923-53] & Family Page
Bob Wills [1905-75] & His Texas Playboys Band Page
Neil Young Page

Great Americans
main 'This Land of Ours' section on Homepage Two
top of page • Founding Fathers & Pioneers • Statesmen & Military Leaders • Honorary Americans • American Business • A Few Bad Guys

on Home Page, Part Three
top of page • Singular Americans & Folk Heroes • Singular Entertainers • Activists & Movements • Scientists, Inventors & Thinkers

U.S. Business Leaders Pages
Inventors of America Pages
capitalist Warren Buffett Page
eco-activist Rachel Carson [1907-64] Page
labor leader Cesar E. Chavez [1927-93] Page
labor leader Eugene V. Debs [1855-1926] Page
inventor Thomas Alva Edison [1847-1931] Page
physicist Albert Einstein [1879-1955] Page
Philo T. Farnsworth [1906-71], the inventor of television
physicist Richard P. Feynman [1918-88] Page
Florida railroad tycoon Henry M. Flagler [1830-1913] Page
rocketeer Robert H. Goddard [1882-1945]
labor leader Samuel Gompers [1850-1924] Page
politician & eco-activist Al Gore, Jr. Page
newspaper tycoon Wm. Randolph Hearst [1863-1951] Page
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico Page
labor leader Dolores Huerta Page
billionaire & aviator Howard Hughes [1905-76] Page
Steve Jobs [1955-2011] Page
theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku Page
sociologist C. Wright Mills [1916-62] Page
Colorado railroad tycoon David H. Moffat [1839-1911] Page
pioneer conservationist John Muir [1838-1914] Page
photography pioneer Eadweard Muybridge [1830-1904] Page
railroad tycoon George Pullman [1831-97] Page
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont Page
automaker Preston Tucker [1903-56] Page
sociologist Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929] Page
business tycoon George Westinghouse, Jr. [1846-1914] Page

visionary R. Buckminster Fuller [1895-1993] Page at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore
visionary Nikola Tesla [1856-1943] Pages at Maison d'Être Philosophy Bookstore

Nostalgic Americana
main page
Toys & Games • The Rodeo • Amusement Parks & Rides • Bears, Buffalo & Beaver •
Life On The Farm • Square Dance • Lighthouses, Bridges & Barns •

Movie Palaces Page • Drive-In Theaters Page • Old Time Radio Page
Fifties Culture Nostalgia Page • Atomic U.S.A. Pages • Atomic Film Festival Page

Roadside Americana Page • Roadside Diners Page • Automobile Brands Nostalgia Page
Route 66 Pages • American Railroads Pages

Pirates Page   •   The American Circus Pages
Surfing Page   •   Surfing Woodies Page
Food Traditions Page   •   Baseball Page
American Tractors & Farm Equipment Page
American Beer, Wine & Booze Pages
Beer, Wine, Booze Reading Material Page
New Mexico Craft Beer Industry Page

Spirit of America Bookstore's 'Tom Swift' Books Series Page
Nancy Drew Mystery Book Series Page at Blackhat Mystery Bookstore
The Hardy Boys Book Series Page at Blackhat Mystery Bookstore
"Flash Gordon" Comics & Movies & TV Page at Magic Lantern
'Tarzan' Movies Page

American Cinema

Hollywood's America edited by Steven Mintz & Randy Roberts    "Hollywood's America: United States History Through It's Films" [1993]
Edited by Steven Mintz & Randy Roberts
Wiley-Blackwell 8¾x6 pb [8/2001] out of print/used
Brandywine Press 9x6 pb [6/93] out of print/used

Film Nation / Hollywood Looks at U.S. History book by Robert Burgoyne    "Film Nation: Hollywood Looks At U.S. History" [1997]
by Robert Burgoyne
Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [8/97] for $22.50
Univ MN Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/97] out of print/used

American History On The Screen book by Wendy Wilson & Gerald Herman    "American History On The Screen: Film and Video Resources"
[for grades 6-12; orig 1993, rev 2002] by Wendy S. Wilson & Gerald H. Herman
looks at 14 films in detail, including "The Patriot" [2000], "Dances With Wolves" [1990], "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940], "American Graffiti" [1973], "Glory" [1989], and "Dr. Strangelove" [1964]; also worksheets & other teaching materials
Walch Education 10¾x8¼ 2nd edition pb [10/2002] for $22.99

Columbia Companion to American History on Film    "The Columbia Companion To American History On Film: How The Movies Have Portrayed The American Past" [2004] Edited by Peter C. Rollins
Columbia Univ Press 10½x7½ hardcover [3/2004] for $93.50

American History & Contemporary Hollywood Film book by Trevor McCrisken & Andrew Pepper    "American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film" [2005]
by Trevor McCrisken & Andrew Pepper
Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [4/2005] for $21.55
Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2005] for $62.00
Movie Studios Pages at Magic Lantern
Walt Disney Pictures [est. 1923] Page
20th Century-Fox Studios [est. 1915] Page
Fleischer Animation Studios [1921-42] Page
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios [est. 1924] Page
Hal Roach Studios [1919-1963] Page
Warner Bros. Studios [est. 1923] Page

Drive-In Movie Theaters Page at Magic Lantern
Movie Palaces Page at Magic Lantern
'Film Festivals Around The World' Pages at Magic Lantern

Woody Allen Pages
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
has won Oscars® for "Annie Hall" [1977] {Best Picture & Best Original Screenplay},
and for "Hannah and Her Sisters" [1986] {Best Original Screenplay}
— out of 21 Oscar nominations [1978-2006]

silent movie cowboy star Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson [1880-1971] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Robert Altman [1925-2006] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won an Honorary Oscar® in 2006
and was nominated 7 times (1971-2002)

The Hollywood Blacklist Pages
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

writer-director-actor Mel Brooks Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won an Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay for "The Producers" [1968]

Frank Capra [1897-1991] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won an Oscar® for "It Happened One Night" [1934] {Best Director},
an Oscar® for "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" [1936] {Best Director},
and two Oscars® for "You Can't Take It With You" [1938]
{Best Picture & Best Director} — out of 11 Oscar® nominations

Charlie Chaplin [1889-1977] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won an Honorary Oscar® for "The Circus" [1928], an Honorary Oscar® in 1972,
and a Best Original Score Oscar® in 1973 for the re-release of "Limelight" [1952]
— plus 3 Oscar® nominations (1941 & 1948)

Coen Brothers: Joel & Ethan Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
they won an Oscar® for "Fargo" [1996] {Best Original Screenplay},
and three Oscars® for "No Country for Old Men" [2007]
{Best Picture, Best Director & Best Script Adaptation}
— out of 8 Oscar® nominations [1997-2008]

co-won Oscar for Best Script Adaptation for "Patton" [1970] won Oscar for Best Picture for "The Godfather: Part II" [1974] won Oscar for Best Director for "The Godfather: Part II" [1974] Francis Ford Coppola Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
received 14 Oscar nominations [1971-1991];
won in 1971, 1973 & 1975 (three)

Magic Lantern's "Apocalypse Now" 1979 Movie Page
Magic Lantern's 'The Godfather Saga' Movies Page

Walt Disney [1901-66] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Walt received a record 64 Oscar® nominations [1932-1969],
and won 22 Academy Awards and 4 Honorary Oscars®

Magic Lantern's Walt Disney Pictures Page
Magic Lantern's Disney Films Page

Magic Lantern's "Walt Disney's Fantasia" [1940 & 2000] Movies Page

First Motion Picture Unit of World War II
Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

John Ford [1894-1973] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore
John Ford won four Oscars® for Best Director: for "The Informer" [1935],
for "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940], for "How Green Was My Valley" [1941],
and for "The Quiet Man" [1952] — plus two nominations (1939 & 1952)

Samuel Fuller [1912-97] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

D.W. Griffith [1875-1948] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
D.W. Griffith won an Honorary Oscar® in 1936

Magic Lantern's "The Birth of A Nation" 1915 Movie Page

Hispanic-American Cinema Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Buster Keaton [1895-1966] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Buster Keaton won an Honorary Oscar® in 1960
and has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Laurel & Hardy Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

filmmaker Spike Lee Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Harold Lloyd [1893-1971] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Harold Lloyd won an Honorary Oscar® in 1953

movie & TV cowboy star Tim McCoy [1891-1978] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix [1880-1940] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

photography pioneer Eadweard Muybridge [1830-1904] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Edward James Olmos Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Sam Peckinpah [1925-84] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Martin Scorsese Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won a Best Director Oscar® for "The Departed" [2006]
— out of 8 Oscar nominations [1981-2007]

action movie star Steven Seagal Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Preston Sturges [1898-1959] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar® for "The Great McGinty" [1940]
and has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

silent movie cowboy star Fred Thomson [1890-1928] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

{secretly} won Oscar for Best Story for "Roman Holiday" [1953]; credit restored 1993 Dalton Trumbo [1905-1976] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
blacklisted screenwriter; secretly won Oscar for Best Story for "Roman Holiday" [1953], credit restored
in 1993; secretly won Oscar for Best Story for "The Brave One" [1957], received statuette in 1975

King Vidor [1894-1982] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won Honorary Oscar in 1979
and has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Raoul Walsh [1887-1980] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store

Orson Welles [1915-85] Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
won a shared Oscar® for Best Original Screenplay for "Citizen Kane" [1941]
and an Honorary Oscar® in 1971

Magic Lantern's "Citizen Kane" 1941 Movie Page

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	"Hollywood's America: United States History Through It's Films" [1993] Edited by Steven Mintz & Randy Roberts Wiley-Blackwell 8¾x6 pb [8/2001] out of print/used Brandywine Press 9x6 pb [6/93] out of print/used
	"Film Nation: Hollywood Looks At U.S. History" [1997] by Robert Burgoyne Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [8/97] for $22.50 Univ MN Press 9½x6½ hardcover [8/97] out of print/used
	"American History On The Screen: Film and Video Resources" [for grades 6-12; orig 1993, rev 2002] by Wendy S. Wilson & Gerald H. Herman looks at 14 films in detail, including "The Patriot" [2000], "Dances With Wolves" [1990], "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940], "American Graffiti" [1973], "Glory" [1989], and "Dr. Strangelove" [1964]; also worksheets & other teaching materials Walch Education 10¾x8¼ 2nd edition pb [10/2002] for $22.99
	"The Columbia Companion To American History On Film: How The Movies Have Portrayed The American Past" [2004] Edited by Peter C. Rollins Columbia Univ Press 10½x7½ hardcover [3/2004] for $93.50
	"American History and Contemporary Hollywood Film" [2005] by Trevor McCrisken & Andrew Pepper Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [4/2005] for $21.55 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2005] for $62.00

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