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Author:
Egan, Timothy.
Title:
Short nights of the Shadow Catcher [sound recording] : [the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis] / Timothy Egan.
Format:
[sound recording] :
Edition:
Unabridged.
Publisher:
Dreamscape Media,
Copyright Date:
p2012
Description:
10 sound discs (11 hr., 56 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Subject:
Curtis, Edward S.,--1868-1952.
Photographers--Biography.
Indians of North America--History.
Indians of North America--Pictorial works.
Documentary photography--History.
Other Authors:
Drummond, David (Narrator)
Notes:
Subtitle from container. Compact discs. Bonus disc (CD-ROM) features Edward Curtis's photographs. Read by David Drummond.
Summary:
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, Egan's book tells the remarkable untold story behind Edward Curtis's iconic photographs, following him throughout Indian country from desert to rainforest as he struggled to document the stories and rituals of more than eighty tribes. His great adventure succeeded in creating one of America's most stunning cultural achievements.
ISBN:
1611209471
9781611209471
Locations:
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

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