Camera hunter : George Shiras III and the birth of wildlife photography
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Author
Published
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2019.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780826354266 (HRD), 0826354262 (HRD)
Physical Desc
xiii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2019.
Language
English
ISBN
9780826354266 (HRD), 0826354262 (HRD)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-382) and index.
Description
"In 1906 George Shiras III (1859-1942) published a series of remarkable nighttime photographs in National Geographic. Taken with crude equipment, the black-and-white photographs featured leaping whitetail deer, a beaver gnawing on a tree, and a snowy owlperched along the shore of a lake in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The pictures, stunning in detail and composition, celebrated American wildlife at a time when many species were going extinct because of habitat loss and unrestrained hunting. As a congressman and lawyer, Shiras joined forces with his friend Theodore Roosevelt, and scientists in Washington, D.C. who shaped the conservation movement during the Progressive Era. His legal and legislative efforts culminated with the passage of the Migratory BirdTreaty Act. Camera Hunter recounts Shiras's life and craft as he traveled to wild country in North America, refined his trail camera techniques, and advocated for the protection of wildlife. This biography serves as an important record of Shiras's accomplishments as a visual artist, wildlife conservationist, adventurer, and legislator"--,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Mount Olive Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOGRAPHY SHIRAS | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McCommons, J. (2019). Camera hunter: George Shiras III and the birth of wildlife photography . University of New Mexico Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCommons, James, 1957-. 2019. Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography. University of New Mexico Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McCommons, James, 1957-. Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography University of New Mexico Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McCommons, James. Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography University of New Mexico Press, 2019.
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