Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty

by Michael Burgan

Book Overview

At the turn of the 20th century, photographer Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to learning all he could about American Indians and sharing it with world. He took his first photo of an American Indian in 1895, and for the next 30 years he traveled the West and north to Alaska to chronicle traditional native culture. The result was a magnificent--and controversial--20-volume project, The North American Indian. While some scholars and American Indians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756549922
• ISBN13: 9780756549923
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7