The Sagebrush Trail is a panoramic survey of western movies in the twentieth century, from Edwin Porter's The Great Train Robbery (1903) to Clint Eastwood's The Unforgiven (1992) and beyond--Provided by publisher.

"Artists and filmmakers in the early twentieth century reshaped our vision of the American West. In particular, the Taos Society of Artists and the California-based artist Maynard Dixon departed from the legendary depiction of the "Wild West" and fostered new images, or brands, for western art. This volume, illustrated with more than 150 images, examines select paintings and films to demonstrate how these artists both enhanced and contradicted earlier...