Reel nature : America's romance with wildlife on film /
Gregg Mitman.
- Weyerhaeuser environmental classic edition.
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, (c)2009.
- 1 online resource (xv, 277 pages, 30 pages of plates) : illustrations.
- Weyerhaeuser environmental classics .
Originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Hunting with the camera -- Science versus showmanship on the silent screen -- Zooming in on animals' private lives -- Wildlife conservation through a wide-angle lens -- Disney's true-life adventures -- Domesticating nature on the television set -- A ringside seat in the making of a pet star -- Global visions, tourist dreams.