The Distortion of History: “The Wind and the Lion”
Subject(s): Milius, John, Moroccan Crisis (1904-1906), Morocco, Motion pictures and history, Perdicaris, Ion Hanford, 1840-1925, Raysūnī, Aḥmad
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Edmund Morris critically reviews the 1975 film The Wind and the Lion. He argues that the film presents a “phony history” of the 1904 Morocco crisis in which American citizen Ion Hanford Pedicaris was kidnapped and held for ransom. The dispute was settled peacefully and not with an invasion of Morocco as depicted in the film.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1975
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Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
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Image
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Chicago:
The Distortion of History: “The Wind and the Lion”. [1975]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305747. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Morris, Edmund. The Distortion of History: “The Wind and the Lion”. [1975]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305747.
APA:
Morris, Edmund., [1975]. The Distortion of History: “The Wind and the Lion”.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305747.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
