An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Persons, Studios and Terminology
The silent era gave birth to various movie genres, with comedies proving to be the most enduring. Actors and actresses utilized primitive, hand-cranked cameras to create a distinctive comedic style that resonated with audiences, allowing them to escape their worries and find joy in laughter.
Good Team, Bad Team is the ground-breaking, research-based guide that team leaders need to truly understand their people’s strengths, so their people can solve almost any challenge - together. Know yourself, know your team, solve your challenge.
Masontown: Frisco’s Victoria Mine and Ghost Town is the first comprehensive history of the Victoria Mine and its surrounding company camp. Previously one of Frisco’s most arguable histories, this book examines the local lore compared to primary sources to reveal what truly happened within the ghost town of our outskirts. While showing new connections to the importance of this property and the development of the Summit County, chapters also include the crime, murder, and greed that so regularly followed mining boomtowns. Equipped with a hiking guide, this book gives its readers a detailed hike to and throughout the old town.
Focusing on the evolution of the motion picture industry, the narrative explores Jacksonville's significant yet fleeting role in early silent films during the early twentieth century. Through Blair Miller's insights, readers will discover the city's rapid ascent in filmmaking and its eventual decline, offering a unique perspective on an overlooked chapter in cinema history.