"A vivid exploration of one man's lifelong obsession with an
idea . . . Egan's spirited biography might just bring Curtis] the
recognition that eluded him in life." -- "Washington Post "
Edward Curtis was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer,
and a famous portrait photographer, the Annie Leibovitz of his
time. He moved in rarefied circles, a friend to presidents,
vaudeville stars, leading thinkers. But when he was thirty-two
years old, in 1900, he gave it all up to pursue his Great Idea: to
capture on film the continent's original inhabitants before the old
ways disappeared.
Curtis spent the next three decades documenting the stories and
rituals of more than eighty North American tribes. It took
tremendous perseverance -- ten years alone to persuade the Hopi to
allow him to observe their Snake Dance ceremony. And the
undertaking changed him profoundly, from detached observer to
outraged advocate. Curtis would amass more than 40,000 photographs
and 10,000 audio recordings, and he is credited with making the
first narrative documentary film. In the process, the charming
rogue with the grade school education created the most definitive
archive of the American Indian.
"A darn good yarn. Egan is a muscular storyteller and his book is
a rollicking page-turner with a colorfully drawn hero." -- "San
Francisco Chronicle"
"A riveting biography of an American original." - "Boston Globe
"
General
Imprint: |
Houghton Mifflin
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2013 |
First published: |
August 2013 |
Authors: |
Timothy Egan
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Dimensions: |
137 x 203 x 31mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-544-10276-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-544-10276-2 |
Barcode: |
9780544102767 |
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