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The essays in American Cinema 1890-1909 explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with all the early types of pictures that moved, this volume tells the story of the invention and consolidation of the various processes that gave rise to what we now call "cinema."

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  1. Frontmatter
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  1. Contents
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. ix-xi
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  1. Timeline: 1890–1909
  2. pp. xiii-xvii
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  1. Introduction: American Cinema Emerges (1890–1909)
  2. pp. 1-21
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  1. 1890-1895: Movies and the Kinetoscope
  2. pp. 22-44
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  1. 1896-1897: Movies and the Beginnings of Cinema
  2. pp. 45-65
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  1. 1898-1899: Movies and Entrepreneurs
  2. pp. 66-90
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  1. 1900-1901: Movies, New Imperialism, and the New Century
  2. pp. 91-111
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  1. 1902-1903: Movies, Stories, and Attractions
  2. pp. 112-132
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  1. 1904:1905: Movies and Chasing the Missing Link(s)
  2. pp. 133-157
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  1. 1906: Movies and Spectacle
  2. pp. 158-178
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  1. 1907: Movies and the Expansion of the Audience
  2. pp. 179-201
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  1. 1908: Movies and Other Media
  2. pp. 202-224
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  1. 1909: Movies and Progress
  2. pp. 225-246
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  1. Sources For Films
  2. pp. 247-248
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  1. Works Cited and Consulted
  2. pp. 249-253
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  1. Contributors
  2. pp. 255-256
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 257-268
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