Author: Martha A. Sandweiss
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300103151
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Resurrecting scores of rare images of the 19th century American West, "Print the Legend" offers engaging tales of ambitious photographic adventurers, and misinterpreted images. Chronicling both the history of a place and the history of a medium, this book portrays how Americans first came to understand western photos and to envision their expanding nation. 138 illustrations.