The inventor and the tycoon : a Gilded Age murder and the birth of moving pictures
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Author
Published
New York : Doubleday, c2013.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780385525756 (hbk.), 0385525753 (hbk.)
Physical Desc
xiv, 447 pages : ill. ; 25 cm.
Status
Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction
777 BALL
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777 BALL
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Central Library - Adult Nonfiction - Upper Level - Nonfiction | 777 BALL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Businesspeople -- California -- Biography.
Cinematographers -- California -- Biography.
Cinematography -- United States -- History.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
Muybridge, Eadweard, -- 1830-1904
Muybridge, Eadweard, -- 1830-1904 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Stanford, Leland, -- 1824-1893
Trials (Murder) -- California -- San Francisco.
Cinematographers -- California -- Biography.
Cinematography -- United States -- History.
Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
Muybridge, Eadweard, -- 1830-1904
Muybridge, Eadweard, -- 1830-1904 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
Stanford, Leland, -- 1824-1893
Trials (Murder) -- California -- San Francisco.
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Published
New York : Doubleday, c2013.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
9780385525756 (hbk.), 0385525753 (hbk.)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-426) and index.
Description
The story of Eadweard Muybridge, inventor of stop-motion photography and moving pictures--who was also a murderer--and his relationship with Leland Stanford, the wealthy railroad baron and founder of Stanford University.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ball, E. (2013). The inventor and the tycoon: a Gilded Age murder and the birth of moving pictures . Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ball, Edward, 1958-. 2013. The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ball, Edward, 1958-. The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures Doubleday, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ball, Edward. The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures Doubleday, 2013.
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