# Picturing the Past

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- Book: [Picturing the Past](https://www.bookquiver.com/gregory-m-pfitzer/picturing-the-past) ([Picturing the Past.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/gregory-m-pfitzer/picturing-the-past.md))
- Authors: [Gregory M. Pfitzer](https://www.bookquiver.com/gregory-m-pfitzer)
- Publisher: smithsonian_institution_scholarly_press
- ISBN: 978-15-8834-084-9
- Pages: 276
- Published: 2002-10-17
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

In the 1840s a revolution began in both book publishing and the presentation of American history. Inexpensive techniques for reproducing visual images in books allowed established artists, who often had...