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River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West

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River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and the Mark Lynton History Prize

Through the story of the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge, the author of Men Explain Things to Me explores what it was about California in the late 19th-century that enabled it to become such a center of technological and cultural innovation

The world as we know it today began in California in the late 1800s, and Eadweard Muybridge had a lot to do with it. This striking assertion is at the heart of Rebecca Solnitâ€™s new book, which weaves together biography, history, and fascinating insights into art and technology to create a boldly original portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. The story of Muybridgeâ€”who in 1872 succeeded in capturing high-speed motion photographicallyâ€”becomes a lens for a larger story about the acceleration and industrialization of everyday life. Solnit shows how the peculiar freedoms and opportunities of postâ€“Civil War California led directly to the two industriesâ€”Hollywood and Silicon Valleyâ€”that have most powerfully defined contemporary society.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780142004104
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2004-03-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780142004104

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