Solomon D. Butcher : photographing the American dream

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska, 1985. Hardcover. VG+/Good+ (clean, tight, bright volume; VG dj but with a matching tear to dj and protective cover - obviously caught on something - at top edge of back.) Art school ex-lib. with usual marks.. Slate cloth/boards; gilt lettering. Bw-photographic dj with grey/black lettering. 139 pp. full of bw photographs, many full-page. Protective Demco Polyfit cover. For millions of Americans, Solomon D Butcher's photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. This title presents a visual chronicle of Great Plains (truncated) settlement and established Butcher's place in frontier photography. The book traces the variegated career of the Virginia-born photographer and assesses his achievements. (Inventory #: 159159)