Copyright © 2012 by Timothy Egan

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Egan, Timothy.

Short nights of the Shadow Catcher : the epic life and immortal photographs of Edward Curtis / Timothy Egan.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-618-96902-9 (hardback)

1. Curtis, Edward S., 1868–1952. 2. Photographers—United States— Biography. 3. Indians of North America—Pictorial works. I. Title.

TR140.C82E43 2012

770.92—dc23 2012022390

 

eISBN 978-0-547-84060-4
v1.1012

 

Frontispiece: Edward S. Curtis, self-portrait, 1899