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Kelsey Museum Publication: From the Motor City to the Mediterranean : Travels of a Truck, a Sedan, and an Inquisitive Photographer, 1924-1926 by Lauren Talalay (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Publisher Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. Format Paperback. Author Lauren E. Talalay.

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PublisherKelsey Museum of Archaeology

ISBN-101733050450

ISBN-139781733050456

eBay Product ID (ePID)7068285213

Product Key Features

Number of Pages167 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFrom the Motor City to the Mediterranean : Travels of a Truck, a Sedan, and an Inquisitive Photographer, 1924-1926

Publication Year2024

SubjectArchaeology, Ancient / General, General, History

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaTravel, Social Science, Photography, History

AuthorLauren Talalay

SeriesKelsey Museum Publication

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight22.4 Oz

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2024-941297

Series Volume Number18

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentPreface Introduction Part I: The Age of Automobiles 2. Horseless Carriages and the Michigan Cars 3. The Pioneering Brothers Part II: George R. Swain: The Man Behind the Lens (1866-1947) 4. George R. Swain: A Brief Biography 5. Swain and His Cameras Part III: Back Roads, Lotus Eaters, and Monastic Life: The 1924-1926 Expeditions 6. Life on the Road: Overview of the 1924-1926 Expeditions 7. Travels of 1924 8. Travels of 1925 9. Travels of 1926 Part IV: Observations a Century Later 10. Refocusing the Lens Acknowledgments Endnotes References Index About the Author

SynopsisFrom 1924 to 1926, teams from the University of Michigan ventured into the Mediterranean, Near East, and North Africa to undertake pioneering archaeological projects. Successful as these campaigns were, they were also beset by thefts, a disastrous fire, endless bureaucratic snafus, encounters with a fake count, and other unexpected hurdles. Essential participants in these adventures were two Detroit-made "dig" cars-a Graham Brothers truck and a Dodge sedan, both donated by the Dodge Brothers Company. Each carried hundreds of pounds of equipment, personnel, and supplies, all while navigating miles of uncharted deserts, perilous mountain passes, and remote locations devoid of anything resembling a road. This richly illustrated book provides a lively narrative of these important expeditions, casting the vehicles as protagonists in these far-flung adventures. The official photographer for the campaigns, as well as the man who drove and maintained the vehicles, was George R. Swain. A longtime high school teacher and principal, an inveterate explorer, and an avid writer. Swain was hired to document the archaeological discoveries. He became equally intrigued, however, by the modern world around him, writing insightful letters home to his family about the people and places he encountered and taking hundreds of ethnographic images. By framing the "seeable" (Swain's photographs) with the "sayable" (his writings), From the Motor City to the Mediterranean invites us to contemplate the poetry and poverty of life in distant and storied locations of the 1920s. His photographs and letters-some published here for the first time-immerse the reader in one man's journey with the intrepid vehicles. Together, they explore places rarely seen by the outside world during a decade of seminal social change after the Great War., From 1924 to 1926, archaeologists from the University of Michigan roamed the Middle East and North Africa in two vehicles donated by Dodge to assist in pioneering archaeological projects. Driven and maintained by expedition photographer George R. Swain, these vehicles - a truck and sedan - navigated uncharted deserts, perilous mountains, and roadless terrains, bringing their passengers into contact with both the ancient past and the people living around its historic remains. From the Motor City to the Mediterranean transports readers into the heart of one man's journey alongside these intrepid vehicles. Using Swain's fascinating photographs and letters-some published here for the first time-author Lauren E. Talalay skillfully reconstructs his archaeological adventures of the 1920s, taking us to places rarely seen by the outside world during a decade of major social change after the Great War.

LC Classification NumberDS44.98.T35 2024