America through the lens : photographers who changed the nation

America through the lens : photographers who changed the nation

1st ed.

New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2005.

ix, 182 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

770.92 S213 2005

(OCoLC)56617358

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173) and index.
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.
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Highlights the work of 12 photographers whose photos have changed the nation.

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