Print the Legend: Photography and the American West (The Lamar Series in Western History)

Print the Legend: Photography and the American West (The Lamar Series in Western History) by Sandweiss, Martha A.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780300103151.

This prize-winning book tells the intertwined stories of photography and the American West-a new medium and a new place that came of age together in the nineteenth century. "Excellent . . . rewarding . . . a provocative look at the limits of photography as recorder of history-and its role in perpetuating myth."-Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News "A sophisticated and engaging exploration of photography and the West . . . A really handsome work."-James McWilliams Austin Chronicle "A wonderful book."-Vernon Peter Sunday Oregonian "A deliciously intelligent new book . . . so engrossing you cant stop reading."-Michael More Albuquerque Journal "Print the Legend belongs on that short shelf of essential books about the American West."-James P. Ronda University of Tulsa