Edward S. Curtis, Printing the Legends
The Untold Story Behind America's Greatest Native American Photographer
Discover the real story behind Edward S. Curtis, the legendary photographer whose epic work The North American Indian reshaped how we see Native American cultures. Far beyond the myths and long-held legends, this groundbreaking book offers an intimate yet sweeping portrait of Curtis's life, art, and the diverse Indigenous peoples he captured in his iconic images.
- Explores astonishing new revelations about Curtis's life, including debunking long-held legends
- Features over 250 stunning illustrations alongside a rich 150,000-word narrative
- Highlights Curtis's unique focus on overlooked Western, Alaskan, and Canadian tribes, not just the famed Northern Plains
- Written by award-winning historian Dr. Larry Len Peterson, acclaimed for his deep expertise in Western American art and history
- Celebrated as Best Author and Historical Nonfiction Book of the Year by True West magazine and Gold Will Rogers Medallion award winner
Step into the shadows of history and see Edward S. Curtis's legacy with fresh eyes—where art, adventure, and truth intertwine.
Western American art historian Dr. Larry Len Peterson has published more books on Western artists than any other living author. His The American West Reimagined (2021) is considered the standard reference book on the artists of the West. He is the 2019 Montana Heritage Guardian Award recipient, the highest honor bestowed by the Montana Historical Society Board of Trustees in Helena. Peterson is an award-winning scientist, physician, cultural historian, and author. His thirty-year career in the visual field of dermatology and a National Institute of Health (NIH) research fellowship provided him with an excellent background to explore art and history. He has published dozens of articles in prestigious medical and scientific periodicals, including The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
In its year-end Best of the West Collector's Edition, the iconic True West magazine rated Peterson 2018 Best Author and his American Trinity: Jefferson, Custer, and the Spirit of the West as 2018 Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year (out of 600 submitted). Its highly regarded book reviewer and editor Stuart Rosebrook, Ph.D., wrote, "The end result of Peterson's introspective journey as an author, scientist and Westerner is his publication of the most reflective philosophical history of American history published in the past 50 years."
Peterson is also the recipient of the C.M. Russell Heritage Award, Western Heritage Award, Scriver Award, High Plains Book Award, Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award, and the University of Nebraska Great Plains Book of the Month Selection.
Dr. Peterson lives with his wife LeAnne on their Spirit of Winter Ranch near Sisters, Oregon, in the shadows of the Three Sisters Mountains—Hope, Faith, and Charity.
Brian W. Dippie, a retired professor of History at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, has been fascinated by the art of Charles M. Russell for more than seventy years now. He first published on Russell in 1973 and considers helping Tom Petrie bring Nancy Russell's biography of Charlie into print the perfect capstone to a long career.
John Taliaferro is a graduate of Harvard College, a former senior editor at Newsweek, and the author of five previous books, including All the Great Prizes, winner of the Douglas Dillon Award. He lives in Texas and Montana.
