Introduction: American Cinema Emerges (1890–1909)

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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. TIMELINE 1890–1909 xiii
5. Introduction: American Cinema Emerges (1890–1909) 1
6. 1890–1895 Movies and the Kinetoscope 22
7. 1896–1897 Movies and the Beginnings of Cinema 45
8. 1898–1899 Movies and Entrepreneurs 66
9. 1900–1901 Movies, New Imperialism, and the New Century 91
10. 1902–1903 Movies, Stories, and Attractions 112
11. 1904–1905 Movies and Chasing the Missing Link(s) 133
12. 1906 Movies and Spectacle 158
13. 1907 Movies and the Expansion of the Audience 179
14. 1908 Movies and Other Media 202
15. 1909 Movies and Progress 225
16. SOURCES FOR FILMS 247
17. WORKS CITED AND CONSULTED 249
18. CONTRIBUTORS 255
19. INDEX 257