{"product_id":"us-history-in-15-photographs-1865-to-the-21st-century-hardcover","title":"Us History in 15 Photographs: 1865 to the 21st Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca S. Wingo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLaura A. Belmonte\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLauren Tilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotographs are more than just illustrations of a moment in time, they offer a powerful way to interpret and understand the past like no other historical source can. \u003ci\u003eU.S. History in 15 Photographs \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces this power through 15 iconic and lesser-known photographs representing key eras in American History. Taking the reader from Reconstruction and Westward Expansion, to the Roaring Twenties and the World Wars, right up to Modern American Culture, it offers a refreshing, visual account of American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume reorients photography as a major source for understanding the past, expanding not only the stories that we tell, but the way we tell them. Teaching students how to understand, contextualize, and interpret historic photography, \u003ci\u003eU.S. History in 15 Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e centers diverse stories about the American experience by exploring topics around race, class, gender, disability, the environment, and social justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe scholars who contributed to this volume show that photographs are more just illustrations \u003ci\u003efrom\u003c\/i\u003e the past, but foundational sources with surprising revelations \u003ci\u003eabout\u003c\/i\u003e the past.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca S. Wingo \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of Public History and Assistant Professor of History at University of Cincinnati, USA. A settler scholar of the Indigenous and American Wests, her work examines the use of photography as a tool of settler colonialism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Tilton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Digital Humanities at University of Richmond, USA, where she also directs the Distant Viewing Lab. Her research focuses on analyzing, developing, and applying digital and computational methods to the study of 20th and 21st century documentary expression and visual culture.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53247506972979,"sku":"9781350463387","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/xHRFc2mS2b9781350463387.webp?v=1776304915","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/us-history-in-15-photographs-1865-to-the-21st-century-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}