![]() ![]() A freak accident led to a new vocation and he became a popular photographer and mountaineer. Curtiss himself overcame a great many odds early in life, becoming the man of the house when his preacher father could not support the family. This was an excellent book about the life of Edward Curtis. As an aside much of this story takes place in and around Seattle which is close to where I live so that made the story even more interesting for me and perhaps other Seattlites. ![]() David Drummond's style reminded me of a television news reporter more than the voice of someone telling the story of an important piece of American history. I'll admit I am spoiled by readers such as George Guidall and James Marsters who can impart such distinct character into each player in a story. Curtis and his devotion to telling the story of our indigenous peoples makes the photos come alive. As Americans we are familiar with many of these images however knowing the story of Mr. As I listened to the book I went online to look up the photographs that are referred to and that made the story even more intriguing. I am quite familiar with his astounding portraits of the life of American Indians at the turn of last century. This is a great biography of an incredible photographer. ![]()
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