{"product_id":"9780547840604","title":"Short Nights Of The Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e“A vivid exploration of one man's lifelong obsession with an idea . . .  Egan’s spirited biography might just bring [Curtis] the recognition that  eluded him in life.” — \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward Curtis  was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer, and a famous  portrait photographer, the Annie Leibovitz of his time. He moved in  rarefied circles, a friend to presidents, vaudeville stars, leading  thinkers. But when he was thirty-two years old, in 1900, he gave it all  up to pursue his Great Idea: to capture on film the continent’s original  inhabitants before the old ways disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurtis spent the  next three decades documenting the stories and rituals of more than  eighty North American tribes. It took tremendous perseverance — ten  years alone to persuade the Hopi to allow him to observe their Snake  Dance ceremony. And the undertaking changed him profoundly, from  detached observer to outraged advocate. Curtis would amass more than  40,000 photographs and 10,000 audio recordings, and he is credited with  making the first narrative documentary film. In the process, the  charming rogue with the grade school education created the most  definitive archive of the American Indian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A darn good yarn. Egan is a muscular storyteller and his book is a rollicking page-turner with a colorfully drawn hero.” — \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting biography of an American original.\" – \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124027605232,"sku":"9780547840604","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547840604_p0.jpg?v=1763716867","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547840604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}