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Intro IV.

William Henry Jackson and the Transformation of the American Landscape
by Peter Hales (Philadelphia, Temple University Press, 1988)
The most extensive and well-illustrated account of Jackson's importance and the role of his photographs in the US imagination. ($25, Order).
 
The Birth of a Century. Early Color Photographs of America
by Jim Hughes (New York, Tauris Parke Books, 1994)
A beautiful book on Jackson's US Photochroms which explores the mystery of the process. Based on a mint set of images recently discovered in a New Mexico garage. ($25, Order).
 
William Henry Jackson: Framing the Frontier
by Douglas Waitley (Mountain Press, 1999)
A very recent book on Jackson's work. ($25, Order).
 
Time Exposure: The Autobiography of William Henry Jackson
by W.H. Jackson (Patrice Press (reprint) 1940 /1994)
This overview of Jackson's life and adventures contains a whole chapter on his visit to India, much of it about a sumptuous dinner with the Maharajah of Kashmir. ($17, Order).
 
William Henry Jackson An Annotated Bibliography [1862-1995]
by Thomas H. Harrell, Ph.D. (Nevada City, Carl Mautz Publishing, 1995
Many years of research have led to a superb listing of works by and about Jackson, further explored by Dr. Harrell's on-line bibliography of web-based information about William Henry Jackson, Time Exposure. ($19, Order).

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