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America through the lens : photographers who changed the nation / Martin W. Sandler.

Author/creator Sandler, Martin W.
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Henry Holt and Co., 2005.
Descriptionix, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content Publisher description
Supplemental Content Sample text
Subject(s)
Contents Mathew B. Brady : changing the way we view our world -- William Henry Jackson : preserving our natural treasures -- Frances Benjamin Johnston : documenting a rise from slavery -- Jacob Riis : cleaning up the slums -- Lewis Hine : letting children be children -- Edward S. Curtis : immortalizing the native Americans -- James Van Der Zee : revealing African-American achievement -- Dorothea Lange : bringing relief to millions -- Marion Post Wolcott : introducing America to Americans -- Margaret Bourke-White : celebrating industrious America -- Toni Frissell : changing attitudes about African Americans -- NASA and NOAA : changing our view of the universe.
Abstract Highlights the work of 12 photographers whose photos have changed the nation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173) and index.
Awards noteA Junior Library Guild selection.
LCCN 2004059601
ISBN0805073671 (alk. paper) :
Stock numberJunior Library Guild http://www.juniorlibraryguild.com

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