Publication

1996-11-01 - Chronicle Books

Language

English

Word Count

45,000 words, Guess

Page Count

180 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL8001452M
  • ISBN-139780811814201
  • ISBN-100811814203
  • OCLC Control Number34782687
  • Library of Congress Control Number96022072
and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1327804
  • Goodreads889540

Classifications

  • LCCTR660.5 .C76 1996

Description

Poignant and provocative, Crossing the Frontier is the first book to trace the tradition of landscape photography in the American West, with over 150 images, many never before published. From the gold rush to the great railroad constructions, the early images featured here chart the rapid advance of industrialization during the nineteenth century. More recent photographs convey the complicated aftereffects of this westward expansion, documenting the trail of human encroachment on the natural environment. Published in conjunction with a major photographic exhibition, this volume features work by many important classic and contemporary photographers, as well as essays on the photography, mythology, geology, and architecture of the West by four distinguished authors.

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Other Editions

  • Crossing the FrontierPaperbackChronicle Books1996-11-01

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