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Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher

the Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
Jan 08, 2014pokano rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Superb book by Tim Egan describing the life and work of Edward Curtis, the Seattlite who took all the sepia-toned photos of Native Americans and First People in the late 1800's and well into the first half of the 20th Century. Amazingly enough, Curtis never made a dime off his monumental 20-volume work, which not only encompassed the photos, but also linguistic and other anthropological studies and precursors to movies. Funded primarily by mogul JP Morgan, Curtis was nonetheless constantly underfunded and died pretty much penniless. Read what made this man keep constantly on the road for decades, documenting numerous tribes in numerous states and Canada, when he was getting no financial compensation for his work. The book contains reproductions of several photos. A must read for anyone interested in the history of Native Americans, of the Pacific Northwest, and the development of mad genius.