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

Rephotography is the process of locating the original vantage point from which historic images were made, repeating them using modern equipment, and then analyzing the paired photographs to see changes in the cultural and ecological landscapes. In this book, environmental historian James Sherow and...

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Published in:Great plains quarterly 2015, Vol.35 (4), p.399-400
Main Author: AMUNDSON, MICHAEL A.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
Captions
Gardens & gardening
Nonfiction
Photography
Railroads
Reprography
Transportation
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Summary:Rephotography is the process of locating the original vantage point from which historic images were made, repeating them using modern equipment, and then analyzing the paired photographs to see changes in the cultural and ecological landscapes. In this book, environmental historian James Sherow and photographer John Charlton examine Alexan der Gardener's 1867- 68 journey across Kansas on what became the Kansas Pacific Railway, journeying on it from St. Louis nearly to Colorado and back.
ISSN:0275-7664
2333-5092
DOI:10.1353/gpq.2015.0057