Book Detail

River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West

ISBN: 9780142004104

Contributors: Solnit, Rebecca (Author)

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2004

Binding: Paperback (Readerbound Available)

Retail: $18.00

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1 copy: $14.04
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Description

"Solnit's best book so far" ("Chicago Tribune") is a boldly original portraitof the proto-inventor of motion pictures. The story of Muybridge--who in 1872succeeded in capturing high-speed motion photographically--becomes a lens fora larger story about the acceleration and industrialization of everyday life.320 pp.

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