{"product_id":"in-a-rugged-land-james-swensen-9781607816287","title":"In a Rugged Land: Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and the Three Mormon Towns Collaboration, 1953-1954","description":"Though photographers Dorothea Lange and Ansel Adams were contemporaries and longtime friends, most of their work portrays contrasting subject matter. Lange's artistic photodocumentation set a new aesthetic standard for social commentary; Adams lit up nature's wonders with an unfailing eye and preeminent technical skill. That they joined together to photograph Mormons in Utah in the early 1950s for \u003ci\u003eLife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine may come as a surprise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn a Rugged Land \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the history and content of the two photographers' forgotten collaboration \u003ci\u003eThree Mormon Towns\u003c\/i\u003e. Looking at Adams's and Lange's photographs, extant letters, and personal memories, the book provides a window into an important moment in their careers and seeks to understand why a project that once held such promise ended in disillusionment and is now little more than a footnote in their illustrative biographies. Swensen's in-depth research and interpretation help make sense of what they did and place them alongside others who were also exploring the particular qualities of the Mormon village at that time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the Joan Paterson Kerr Book Award for best illustrated book on the history of the American West from the Western History Association. \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Best Book Award from the Utah State Historical Society. \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the \u003ci\u003e15 Bytes\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award for Art Book. \u003cbr\u003e Honorable mention for Best Book from the Mormon History Association. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterview with Tom Williams at Access Utah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Swensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607816288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607816287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.50w x 0.80d","brand":"James Swensen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989373059327,"sku":"9781607816287","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1a3fc84-472a-4c02-9e70-49e3b4c455c5.jpg?v=1683299120","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-a-rugged-land-james-swensen-9781607816287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}