A last minute decision caused photographer Dorthea Lange to turn around and check out what was beyond the sign along Highway 101. A 10-minute introduction and photo session produced a series of photos, one of which became one of the most iconic photographs in American history.
What made this photograph so compelling? Who was this woman? What became of her?
Migrant Mother: How a Photograph Defined the Great Depression answers those three questions and more. The author shares with us what led up to this photo session, and the series of 6 photos taken during that 10 minutes. We learn who the woman in the photo was, where she ended up, and how she felt about practically every US citizen seeing her face. In short, Don Nardo tells us the whole story behind the photo that shocked the government back into reality about the human toll during the Great Depression.
If you enjoy learning about the human aspects of history, especially through photographic evidence, you will enjoy this book as much as I have.
Review copy provided by publisher.
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