Peter Bacon Hales
Acclaimed in the 19th century as the world's most famous landscape photographer, William Henry Jackson and his camera presided over the mapping, bounding, and settling of the American West and the larger American landscape. In this lavishly illustrated study, Peter Hales examines Jackson's effect on the ways Americans viewed their land and on the myths that sustain American culture. 198 illustrations.
William Henry Jackson And The Transformation Of The American Landscape