Print the Legend: Photography and the American West (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300103151)

This prize-winning book tells the intertwined stories of photography and the American West-a new medium and a new place that came of age together in the nineteenth century. "Excellent . . . rewarding . . . a provocative look at the limits of photography as recorder of history-and its role in perpetuating myth."-Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News "A sophisticated and engaging exploration of photography and the West . . . A really handsome work."-James McWilliams, Austin Chronicle "A wonderful book."-Vernon Peter, Sunday Oregonian "A deliciously intelligent new book . . . so engrossing you can't stop reading."-Michael More, Albuquerque Journal "Print the Legend belongs on that short shelf of essential books about the American West."-James P. Ronda, University of Tulsa

Author: Martha A. Sandweiss
ISBN-10: 0300103158
ISBN-13: 9780300103151
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2004
Pages: 402
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.60w x 0.90d