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

Published Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (224 pages) 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-205) and index Notes Print version record Subject Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 -- Travel -- West (U.S.) SUBJECT Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 fast Subject 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.) HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY) Frontier and pioneer life Landscape photography Railroads Repeat photography Territorial expansion Travel SUBJECT West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890 -- Pictorial works United States -- Territorial expansion -- Pictorial works West (U.S.) -- Pictorial works Subject United States West United States Genre/Form History Pictorial works Form Electronic book ISBN 9780826355102 0826355102 0826355099 9780826355096

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