Captured history
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Author
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Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts photographer Lewis Hines' fight against child labor in the early 1900s and discusses how his work and the work of others revealed truths about the issue to the public.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Recounts the events surrounding the 1957 photograph taken by Will Counts that captured one of nine African-American students trying to enter an Arkansas high school while being taunted by an angry white mob and discusses how the photo brought the civil rights movement to the forefront of the nation's attention.
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The blue marble: how a photograph showcases a fragile planet
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Author
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Language
English
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"Mathew Brady recognized that the new art of photography could be more than just a means of capturing people's likenesses in portraits. Beginning with the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861 and continuing through the entire Civil War, Brady and his employees chronicled the long, bloody conflict, bringing images of war directly to the people. Brady knew the photos would create valuable historical records for later generations. More than any other photographer...
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Hitler in Paris: how a photograph shocked a world at war
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Summiting Everest: how a photograph celebrates teamwork at the top of the world
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Tank man: how a photograph defined China's protest movement
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Death at Kent State: how a photograph brought the Vietnam War home to America
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Ground zero: how a photograph sent a message of hope
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Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the saga of the Woolworth lunch counter sit-ins in the early 1960s to life. Readers will learn about the four brave college students who started it all, as well as the many who came after. These events changed the world. The photographer who took the photographs shown in this book is now in his 90s, but he agreed to an exclusive interview for this book." --Provided by publisher....