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River of shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west
Solnit, Rebecca2025
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In 1872, Eadward Muybridge - a British photographer, who had landed in California during the Gold Rush - captured images of high-speed movement. These photographs would go on to lay the foundations for motion pictures, changing the west coast of America, and the world, forever. 'River of Shadows' is both a bold and original biography of a true pioneer - his trailblazing work, and his complicated life - and a portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. Drawing lines from Muybridge's invention to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Rebecca Solnit explores how this remarkable breakthrough has shaped the world today.
Main title:
River of shadows : Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west / Rebecca Solnit.
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Imprint:
London : Granta Books, 2025.London : Granta Books, 2025.
Collation:
1 volume ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Viking, 2003.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781803511672 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920 MUY
Language:
English
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BRN:
3032830