{"product_id":"light-on-the-prairie-solomon-d-butcher-photographer-of-nebraskas-pioneer-days-paperback","title":"Light on the Prairie: Solomon D. Butcher, Photographer of Nebraska's Pioneer Days - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Plain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, which granted 160 acres of free land to anyone with the grit to farm it for five years, the rush to the Great Plains was on. Solomon D. Butcher was there to document it, amassing more than three thousand photographs and compiling the most complete record of the sod house era ever made. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eButcher (1856-1927) staked his claim on the plains in 1880. He didn't like farming, but he found another way to thrive. He had learned the art of photography as a teenager, and he began taking pictures of his friends and neighbors. Butcher noticed how fast the vast land was \"settling up,\" so he formed the plan that would become his life's work--to record the frontier days in words and images.\u003cp\u003eAlongside sixty-two of Butcher's iconic photographs, \u003ci\u003eLight on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the irrepressible spirit of a man whose passion would give us a firsthand look at the men and women who settled the Great Plains. Like his subjects, Butcher was a pioneer, even though he held a camera more often than a plow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatch an interview with the author. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Plain is the author of nine children's books, including \u003ci\u003eWith One Sky Above Us: The Story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce Indians\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2010 Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile Nonfiction, and \u003ci\u003eSagebrush and Paintbrush: The Story of Charlie\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRussell, the Cowboy Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2008 Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile Nonfiction. Her books have also won the Carter G. Woodson Honor award and First Place in Children's Nonfiction from the National Federation of Press Women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 7.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spur Awards (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468604063997,"sku":"9780803235205","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/YjlvaGsyK1czM2gwRnBYb3RSbXNQdz09.webp?v=1777290557","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/light-on-the-prairie-solomon-d-butcher-photographer-of-nebraskas-pioneer-days-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}