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Informationen zum Autor REN DAVIS, a retired healthcare executive of thirty-two years, has had his travel writing and photography appear in such places as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Georgia Magazine , and Atlanta Magazine . He is coauthor, with Helen Davis, of several books including Landscapes for the People: George Alexander Grant, First Chief Photographer of the National Park Service (Georgia); Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery: An Illustrated History and Guide (also Georgia); Georgia Walks: Discovering Hikes through the Peach State's Natural and Human History; and Atlanta Walks: A Comprehensive Guide to Walking, Running, and Bicycling the Area's Scenic and Historic Locales. Klappentext The national park idea owes a tremendous debt to the photographers who captured the beauty of America s most special places, ultimately inspiring people to push for their protection. William Henry Jackson, Carleton Watkins, and Ansel Adams are the best known, but now Ren and Helen Davis finally give George Grant the attention he so richly deserves. As the first chief photographer of the National Park Service, Grant traveled ceaselessly to capture more than thirty thousand images, documenting a crucial moment when the park system underwent tremendous growth and transformation. Millions of people have seen his work without knowing his name or his story. The centennial of the National Park Service serves as good reason to rectify that. Dayton Duncan, producer of The National Parks: America s Best Idea For more than two decades, George A. Grant, chief National Park Service photographer, traveled throughout this land producing superb images of America s most iconic scenery and historic sites, including those of the ancient past. Although little known to the public, Grant belongs in the pantheon of this country s great landscape photographers, such as William Henry Jackson and Ansel Adams. This is Grant s first full biography, with a gallery of his photographs for enjoyment by your fireside or in the classroom. Richard West Sellars, author of Preserving Nature in the National Parks: A History A Friends Fund Publication The University of Georgia Press Athens, Georgia 30602 www.ugapress.org ISBN 978-0-8203-4841-4" Zusammenfassung From 1929 until 1954, George Alexander Grant was the Chief Photographer for the National Park Service. This work is a catalog of Grant’s photography contextualized with information on Grant’s life and the history of the national parks. It includes approximately 150 full-sized, original black-and-white images....
