How the West Was Lost

My reviews of two new photography books, a collection of railroad images and a facsimile edition of Robert Adams’s classic The New West appear in the latest issue (Dec. 08) Print magazine. View them here.

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By Mark Lamster

Dancing Girl Near Campfire, iStock credit: Ensar Altinok

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