William Henry Jackson and the transformation of the American landscape / Peter B. Hales.

Main entry:

Hales, Peter B. (Peter Bacon), author.

Title & Author:

William Henry Jackson and the transformation of the American landscape / Peter B. Hales.

Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1988.

Description:

xii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-347) and index.
The construction of vision, 1843-1867 -- Learning landscapes, 1868-1869 -- The transportable view, 1870-1871 -- Transforming the view, 1871-1878 -- The commercial traveler, 1879-1894 -- The frontier thesis, 1892-1894 -- The imperial frontier, 1896-1924 -- Incorporated man, 1896-1898 -- Man as myth, 1924-1942.

Summary:

Examines the landscape photographs of Jackson, discusses how they shaped public attitudes toward the American wilderness, and describes Jackson's work for the U.S. Geological and Geographic Survey of the Territories.

ISBN:

0877224781 (alk. paper)
9780877224785 (alk. paper)
1566394635
9781566394635
(pbk.)
0877224871

Subject:

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
Jackson, William Henry 1843-1942
Jackson, William Henry.
Landscape photography United States History.
Photographers United States Biography.
Photographie de paysages États-Unis Histoire.
Photographes États-Unis Biographies.
Landscape photography.
Photographers.
Landschaftsfotografie
United States.
Landscape photography History United States
Photographers Biography United States

Form/genre:

Biography
Nonfiction.
Biographies.
History.

Added entries:

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 27995
Call No.: TR140.J14 (ID:88-B13834)
Status: Available

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