books.google.co.uk - The Birth of a Nation (1915) remains the most controversial American film ever made, and its director, D. W. Griffith, one of the most extraordinary figures in film history. It was the first true feature film and did more than any other to launch Hollywood both as an industry and as an idea. The film...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Birth_of_a_Nation.html?id=rKOgVk13vawC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Birth of a Nation