Episode 15: Jeremiah Johnson with Jacob Lee

Historians At The Movies - A podcast by Jason Herbert

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This week Jacob Lee joins Historians At The Movies to talk about the myth of the mountain man on film via 1972's Jeremiah Johnson and 2015's The Revenant. Basically, these films are beautifully shot and largely full of shit. But that doesn't mean we can't enjoy them. Jacob and I talk a lot about the borderlands, sexual representation on film, and the role movies like these have in shaping the ways people think about American history. And of course, THE GIF.About our guest:Dr. Jacob Lee is&nbs...