From the Book - [1st ed.]
This book describes the cultural, commercial, and social aspects of the daguerreotype, including the fascinating story of the daguerreotypists, their methods, and their subjects, which revealed much that was provocatively new to the average American of the 19th century: nature and life in the expanding west, scenes from the Mexican War and the California gold ruxh, views from the plain men at work with new tools and machines, and faces and costumes of famous national leaders and of P.T. Barnum's gallery of beautiful women.The book os extensively illustrated with reproductions that will appeal to both professional and amateur students of history, art, and photography.
