Circumstances Alter Photographs Captain James Peters' Reports from the War of 1885
by Barnholden, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0889226210
- ISBN 13
- 9780889226210
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver BC: Talonbooks. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2009. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0889226210 . DJ shows very light shelf wear along top edge. Remainder mark on top and bottom page edges. ; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Photographs; 10.1 X 8.4 X 0.8 inches; 144 pages; "On Friday, April 24, 1885, Captain James Peters took the worlds first battlefield photographs under fire at the battle of Fish Creek in the Canadian Northwest Territory of Saskatchewan. As Captain of the Royal Canadian Artillerys A Batterypart of the North West Field Forcehe subsequently managed to expose over seventy glass plates for the duration of the battles at Duck Lake and Batoche as well, many of them again during combat with the enemy, both on the ground and on horseback. In addition to his photographic documentation of the Northwest Rebellion he was also a war correspondent for the Quebec Morning Chronicle. His regular dispatches, together with his images, serve as a pioneering addition to the history of war correspondents and are presented here for the first time in their entirety. This watershed in the documentation of history was created by photographic technology, advanced to the point where naturalist or detective cameras, which came on the market in 1883, could be carried slung over the shoulder. Their faster shutter speed now allowed for hand-held photography. These cameras used coated plates that did not require preparation and could be stored for later development. Suddenly, the only restriction on any photographer was access to the action. Neglected for over 120 years, these images literally shine new light on the War of 1885particularly the second part of the campaign against the Indians under Big Bear, Poundmaker and Miserable Man. They are frankly astonishing in both their eerily haunting visual impact and as much by the mere fact that they even still exist." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19773
- Title
- Circumstances Alter Photographs Captain James Peters' Reports from the War of 1885
- Author
- Barnholden, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0889226210
- ISBN 13
- 9780889226210
- Publisher
- Talonbooks
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver BC
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- 0889226210, Northwest rebellion, Fish Creek, Louis Riel, Metis
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; PHOTOGRAPHY;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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