New York: Penguin, (2004). SIGNED - Through the story of the pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge, Solnit explores what how California in the late 19th-century was already changing in a a way that led to the technological and cultural innovations of the 20th century. This book "weaves together biography, history, and insights into art and technology to create a portrait of America on the threshold of modernity. The story of Muybridge - who in 1872 succeeded in capturing high-speed motion photographically - becomes a lens for a larger story about the acceleration and industrialization of everyday life."SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism and the Mark Lynton History Prize. Illustrated with photographs. Chronology, notes, index. 305 pp. ISBN: 0-142004103.