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Brownsville photographer Robert Runyon's pictures document the development of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. His coverage of the bandit raids in 1915 and the U.S. military buildup along the border in 1916 is of great historical importance, as are his photos of the revolution in northeastern Mexico in 1913-1914.Samponaro and Vanderwood, using the Runyon collection of nearly 13,000 negatives and prints, shed new light on the history of the U.S. and Mexico. War Scare is a must for anyone interested in U.S. or borderlands history, or the history of photography. Number one in the Barker Texas History Center Series.
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War Scare on the Rio Grande. Robert Runyon's Photographs of the Border Conflict, 1913-1916.
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The Texas State Historical Assoc. , Austin, TX., 1992
ISBN 10: 0876111002
ISBN 13: 9780876111000
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Hardcover
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Seller: Quinn & Davis Booksellers, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
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1/4 Leather. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Self taught photographer, Robert Runyon was no amateur. Runyan was a consumate professional who in the heyday of his photographic work from 1910 to 1926 experimented with the most up-to-date lenses, cameras, and film in order to create the best possible images of his subject. After a brief biography, Runyan's photographs of people and places in the Rio Grande area of Texas and Mexico are presented in full pages with text. 12 in. X 9 1/2 in. 135 pages, bibliography, index. Presentation copy made to individual listed on first free end page. Quarter bound in leather. The boards are bound in cloth with a matching slipcase. No dust jacket as issued. Slight fading to the cloth on the slipcase. Slipcase and book are in Fine condition. ; 12 in. x 9 1/2 in. Seller Inventory # 313169