Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
By Timothy Egan. Softcover, 384 pages, photos.
Edward Curtis spent three decades documenting the stories and rituals of more than 80 North American tribes. Curtis would amass more than 40,000 photographs and 10,000 audio recordings, and he is credited with making the first narrative documentary film. In the process, he created the most definitive archive of the American Indian.
Softcover, 384 pages, photos.