The Hispanic Roots of the Hollywood Western(English, Paperback, Gladstein Mimi)

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The Hispanic Roots of the Hollywood Western(English, Paperback, Gladstein Mimi) is written by Gladstein Mimi and published by Texas Christian University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0875658911 (ISBN 10) and 9780875658919 (ISBN 13).

The Hispanic Roots of Hollywood Westerns explores the background of how the history of the American Southwest influenced a movie genre that became a worldwide phenomenon. That part of the United States that once belonged to Spain is the setting for Western movies. Significantly, the horse, which is crucial element in Western movies was introduced to the New World by the Spaniard. Besides a number of chapters on general subjects, the book focuses on Zorro and the Cisco Kid. Those two developed beyond the movies.