Ebook: River of shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the technological wild west

The annihilation of time and space -- The man with the cloudy skies -- Lessons of the golden spike -- Standing on the brink -- Lost river -- A day in the life, two deaths, more photographs -- Skinning the city -- Stopping time -- The artist in motion and at rest -- From the center of the world to the final frontier;In modern history, Muybridge has a significant role -- he captured the motion of the horse with his innovative technology, leading to motion pictures. The impact of recording motion is explored by Solnit as she studies Muybridge and his subsequent life, including the cultural and historical impact on a highly industrialized society