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Window on the West : the frontier photography of William Henry Jackson / Laurie Lawlor.

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Тип Материала
Книга
Автор
Lawlor, Laurie.
Издательство
New York : Holiday House, [1999]
Издательство
©1999

Дополнительная Информация

Издание
First edition.
Описание
x, 132 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 x 26 cm
Библиография
Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-129) and index.
Summary
Presents the photographs taken by William Henry Jackson from 1869 to 1893, discussing his life and how his work captured and introduced the American West to the public.
Содержание
The great restlessness -- The times and the people -- In search of his fortune -- "Surmounting every barrier": capturing images of the west -- Americans take to the rails -- The Hayden expeditions -- Natural curiosities -- Closing in: American Indians in the west -- Boom and bust: mining towns and western cities -- "Everywhere I go": the changing face of the frontier -- 1893: the white city and the end of the frontier -- Time line -- Places to view Jackson's work.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.7 5.0 34852.
Тема
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890 -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890 -- Juvenile literature.
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 -- Juvenile literature.
Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
Photographers.
West (U.S.) -- History.
ISBN
0823413802