Solomon D. Butcher: Photographing the American Dream

by John E. Carter

Book Overview

For millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His late-nineteenth-century images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record in existence of the generation that settled the Great Plains. The faces are unforgettable: jaunty bachelors and earnest husbands, Civil War veterans of both armies, spinster sodbusters and determined mothers, cowhands, farmhands, and former slaves--all in search of land of their own. Originally published in 1985, this first book devoted to Butcher and his photographs presents a unique visual chronicle of Great Plains settlement and established Butcher's place in frontier photography. Everyone interested in the plains pioneers or historical American photography will prize this splendid book.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803214049
• ISBN13: 9780803214040
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.6" x 10.0"