02295cam a2200313 i 4500 623512250 TxAuBib 20060609120000.0 060610s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004059601 (OCoLC)56617358 TXKPL eng rda DLC TxAuBib rda Sandler, Martin W. America through the lens : photographers who changed the nation / Martin W. Sandler. First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2005. ix, 182 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Mathew B. Brady : changing the way we view our world -- William Henry Jackson : preserving our natural treasures -- Frances Benjamin Johnston : documenting a rise from slavery -- Jacob Riis : cleaning up the slums -- Lewis Hine : letting children be children -- Edward S. Curtis : immortalizing the native Americans -- James Van Der Zee : revealing African-American achievement -- Dorothea Lange : bringing relief to millions -- Marion Post Wolcott : introducing America to Americans -- Margaret Bourke-White : celebrating industrious America -- Toni Frissell : changing attitudes about African Americans -- NASA and NOAA : changing our view of the universe. ""If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera."-Lewis Hine A stunning view of America as captured by groundbreaking photographers American history is punctuated by defining moments-some proud, some tragic, some beautiful. Photography has made it possible for these moments to be captured and shared with the public. As the craft has evolved from unwieldy glass negatives to digital imagery, the photographs themselves have changed the way we see the world. From Mathew Brady's startling Civil War photographs to NASA's stunning images of the universe, this book highlights twelve photographers whose work has truly changed the nation. 1210L Lexile. Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.2 4 88017. 20060609. Photographers United States. Photography United States. TXKPL