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Railroad Empire across the Heartland : Rephotographing Alexander Gardner's Westward Journey.

This book presents recent photographs by John R. Charlton of the scenes Alexander Gardner recorded, paired with the Gardner originals and accompanied by James E. Sherow's discussion.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sherow, James E.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Gardner, Alexander, > 1821-1882 > Travel > West (U.S.) Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Pictorial works. Railroads > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century > Pictorial works. Repeat photography > West (U.S.) Landscape photography > West (U.S.) West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890 > Pictorial works. United States > Territorial expansion > Pictorial works. West (U.S.) > Pictorial works. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:	9780826355102 0826355102 0826355099 9780826355096
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Table of Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; From Alexander Gardner to John R. Charlton; ""The New Pioneer of Population and Settlement"": The Making of an American Imperial Landscape; Imperial Photographic Pairings; Kansas on the Edge; The "Free State" District; Trails to Rails in Kansas; Westward the Course of Empire; Stereographic Pairings; Epilogue: What Kind of Empire?; Notes; Suggested Reading; Index; Back Cover.