A biography of Edward Curtis, a passionate mountaineer and famous photographer who, at the age of 32, left it all behind to pursue his great idea: to capture on film the Native American nation before it disappeared. Here, we follow him throughout Indian country from desert to rain forest as he struggled to document the stories and rituals of more than 80 tribes. Even with the backing of Theodore Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan, it took tremendous perseverance. The undertaking changed him profoundly, from detached observer to outraged advocate.
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ISBN:9780544102767
ISBN:9780618969029 (hardback)
Physical Description:370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. print
Publisher:Boston :Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,2012.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-350) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
First picture -- Encounter on a volcano -- The Big Idea -- Indian Napoleon -- With the President -- In the den of the titan -- Anglos in Indian country -- The artist and his audience -- The Custer conundrum -- The most remarkable man -- On the river of the West -- New art forms -- Moving pictures -- Lost days -- Second wind -- The longest days -- Fight to the finish -- Twilight -- Epilogue: Revival.
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