River of Shadows – Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West

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ISBN: 9781803511672
Title: River of Shadows – Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West
Author: SOLNIT REBECCA

In 1872, Eadward Muybridge – a British photographer, who had landed in California during the Gold Rush – captured images of high-speed movement. These photographs would go on to lay the foundations for motion pictures, changing the west coast of America, and the world, forever. River of Shadows is both a bold and original biography of a true pioneer – his trailblazing work, and his complicated life – and a portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. Drawing lines from Muybridge’s invention to Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Rebecca Solnit explores how this remarkable breakthrough has shaped the world today.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 22/05/2025
Pages: 320
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