River of Shadows
Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West
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.
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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.
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Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West
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198 mm | 132 mm | 27 mm | 219 gr
Erscheinungsjahr
2025
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Taschenbuch
Verlag
Granta Books
ISBN-10
1803511672
Autor
Rebecca Solnit
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
305
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Einzelne Fotografen, Biografien: historisch, politisch, militärisch
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