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Short Nights Of The Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan, Timothy Egan
3.0
3.5 stars - It was really good.
While the writing was a bit too journalistic and dry in style, the story of Edward Curtis' life, sacrifices and accomplishments was wonderful. Learning more about Seattle's history, and the differences among various Native American tribes was also very interesting. Above all else, what made this book was the inclusion of Curtis' photography, with the pictures packing an emotional punch and reminder of the inconceivable iniquities the natives suffered.
All 20 volumes of Edward Curtis' masterpiece, The North American Indian can be viewed online through NWU library at this site: http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/toc.cgi
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Favorite Quote: ....Government agents, the frontline enforcers of assimilation, the faces of a conqueror who made sure no sensible policy would ever be practiced.
First Sentence: The last Indian of Seattle lived in a shack down among the greased piers and coal bunkers of the new city, on what was then called West Street, her hovel in the grip of Puget Sound, off plumb in a rise above the tidal flats.
While the writing was a bit too journalistic and dry in style, the story of Edward Curtis' life, sacrifices and accomplishments was wonderful. Learning more about Seattle's history, and the differences among various Native American tribes was also very interesting. Above all else, what made this book was the inclusion of Curtis' photography, with the pictures packing an emotional punch and reminder of the inconceivable iniquities the natives suffered.
All 20 volumes of Edward Curtis' masterpiece, The North American Indian can be viewed online through NWU library at this site: http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/curtis/toc.cgi
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Favorite Quote: ....Government agents, the frontline enforcers of assimilation, the faces of a conqueror who made sure no sensible policy would ever be practiced.
First Sentence: The last Indian of Seattle lived in a shack down among the greased piers and coal bunkers of the new city, on what was then called West Street, her hovel in the grip of Puget Sound, off plumb in a rise above the tidal flats.