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Light on the Prairie: Solomon D. Butcher, Photographer of Nebraska's Pioneer
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- Estado
- Publication Date
- 2012-09-01
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN
- 9780803235205
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803235208
ISBN-13
9780803235205
eBay Product ID (ePID)
126955089
Product Key Features
Book Title
Light on the Prairie : Solomon D. Butcher, Photographer of Nebraska's Pioneer Days
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Photography, History / United States / State & Local, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Artists, Architects, Photographers, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year
2012
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Photography, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Young Adult Audience
LCCN
2012-001341
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Plain has again taken a subject, explored it deeply, and expressed the nuances of the story in a way that both educates and entertains. . . . This is a book that belongs in every Nebraska school, and the homes of anyone who wants to understand our western homestead legacy and Great Plains history better."-Candy Moulton, Fence Post, "Superbly reproducing sixty-two of Butcher's iconic photographs depicting life and times in frontier Nebraska, Light on the Prairie features an informed and informative commentary making it a very highly recommended and unique addition to personal, community, and academic library American History and American Photography reference collections and supplemental reading lists."-James A Cox, Midwest Book Review, " Light on the Prairie serves as a model of how a book for young readers can educate as well as delight."-Kate Elliot, Annals of Iowa, "Superbly reproducing sixty-two of Butcher's iconic photographs depicting life and times in frontier Nebraska, Light on the Prairie features an informaed and informative commentary making it a very highly recommended and unique addition to personal, community, and academic library American History and American Photography reference collections and supplemental reading lists."-James A Cox, Midwest Book Review, " Light on the Prairie serves as a model of how a book for young readers can educate as well as delight."--Kate Elliot, Annals of Iowa, "Nancy Plain's Light on the Prairie . . . places Butcher's work in its historical and sociological context, and provides a well-chosen sampling of his photographs."-Benjamin Schwarz, Atlantic, "The images in this collection are stunning. Farmers posed in front of sod houses, tracklayers working on the Union Pacific Railroad, corn harvesting, and even the sadness of a family gathered around a lonely grave, all iconic views reflecting the irrepressible spirit of the Nebraska pioneers who made this inhospitable region their home."-Larry Cox, Tucson Citizen, "Nancy Plain's Light on the Prairie . . . places Butcher's work in its historical and sociological context, and provides a well-chosen sampling of his photographs."--Benjamin Schwarz, Atlantic
Dewey Decimal
770.92 B
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: A Tenderfoot Goes West A Note on Terminology The "Great American Desert" Solomon Butcher, Sodbuster "Eureka!" Attack of the Grasshoppers Desperadoes Years of Trial, Years of Change Pioneer History of Custer County Sweet Nebraska Land Where to Find Solomon Butcher's Photographs Notes Bibliography
Synopsis
Once President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, which granted 160 acres of free land to anyone with the grit to farm it for five years, the rush to the Great Plains was on. Solomon D. Butcher was there to document it, amassing more than three thousand photographs and compiling the most complete record of the sod house era ever made. Butcher (1856-1927) staked his claim on the plains in 1880. He didn't like farming, but he found another way to thrive. He had learned the art of photography as a teenager, and he began taking pictures of his friends and neighbors. Butcher noticed how fast the vast land was "settling up," so he formed the plan that would become his life's work--to record the frontier days in words and images. Alongside sixty-two of Butcher's iconic photographs, Light on the Prairie conveys the irrepressible spirit of a man whose passion would give us a firsthand look at the men and women who settled the Great Plains. Like his subjects, Butcher was a pioneer, even though he held a camera more often than a plow. Watch an interview with the author., Once President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, which granted 160 acres of free land to anyone with the grit to farm it for five years, the rush to the Great Plains was on. Solomon D. Butcher was there to document it, amassing more than three thousand photographs and compiling the most complete record of the sod house era ever made. Alongside sixty-two of Butcher's iconic photographs, Light on the Prairie conveys the irrepressible spirit of a man whose passion would give us a firsthand look at the men and women who settled the Great Plains.
LC Classification Number
TR140.B88P53 2012
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