Time Exposure
The Autobiography of William Henry Jackson
Published on 9. October 2020
321 pages
978-1-83974-592-8 (ISBN)
Description
The unmatchable autobiography of the pre-eminent American photographer of the 19th century William Henry Jackson. Jackson, who was also a renowned painter, lived a long and adventure filled life from boyhood in New York through the Civil War, the Westward expansion, the Mexican-American War to the outbreak of WWII. This book is an exciting and captivating reading.
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Content
- Intro
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I-UNCLE SAM'S NEPHEW
- CHAPTER II-SCHOOL AND MY FIRST JOB
- CHAPTER III-FORT SUMTER FALLS
- CHAPTER IV-WASHINGTON, 1862
- NOTEBOOK 1862
- CHAPTER V-GUARDING THE POTOMAC
- NOTEBOOK 1862
- NOTEBOOK 1863
- CHAPTER VI-GETTYSBURG, AND AFTER
- NOTEBOOK 1863
- CHAPTER VII-"? PIONEERS!"
- CHAPTER VIII-BULLWHACKING TO GREAT SALT LAKE
- CHAPTER IX-ON TO CALIFORNIA
- JOURNAL
- JOURNAL
- JOURNAL
- JOURNAL
- CHAPTER X-WILD HORSES
- CHAPTER XI-"RIDING ON THE RAIL"
- JOURNAL
- CHAPTER XII-EXPLORING THE MYTHICAL YELLOWSTONE
- CHAPTER XIII-MOUNTAIN OF THE HOLY CROSS
- CHAPTER XIV-FINDING THE LOST CITIES
- INNUMERABLE GROUPS OF DESTROYED EDIFICES
- A STREET A THOUSAND FEET DEEP
- A TRAGIC INCIDENT
- CHAPTER XV-LAST DAYS WITH THE HAYDEN SURVEY
- CHAPTER XVI-"EVERY NATION ON THE GLOBE"
- CHAPTER XVII-HALFWAY ROUND
- CHAPTER XVIII-A JUNKET AND A KING
- CHAPTER XIX-SLEDGE OVER SIBERIA
- CHAPTER XX-HOME AGAIN
- CHAPTER XXI-A NEW VENTURE
- CHAPTER XXII-I RETIRE
- CHAPTER XXIII-I GO TO WORK
