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John Thomson

    14. červen 1837 – 29. září 1921

    John Thomson byl průkopnický skotský fotograf, geograf a cestovatel, který se jako jeden z prvních vydal na Dálný východ. Jeho práce mezi londýnskými pouličními lidmi je považována za klasický příklad sociální dokumentaristiky, která položila základy fotoreportáže. Thomsonova dokumentace lidí, krajin a artefaktů východních kultur a jeho následná kariéra portrétisty vyšší společnosti v Mayfairu, za kterou získal v roce 1881 královský dekret, upevnily jeho pověst.

    Street Life In London. By J. Thomson And Adolphe Smith
    Report of the Trial of John Thomson Alias Peter Walker Before the Circuit Court of Justiciary at Glosgow, 22D to 24Th December 1857: For the Murder of
    An Account of the Life, Lectures and Writings, of William Cullen
    China and Its People in Early Photographs
    America's Historic Trails
    National Geographic Almanac of American History
    • Provides an overview of America's geologic makeup, features twelve essays that examine milestones in the shaping of American society, and provides a chronicle of notable themes, movements, people, events, and cultures in the history of the country

      National Geographic Almanac of American History
    • Single copy of First Flight . Meet Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors and pioneers of the first successful flight. Also, learn about the adventures of pilot Amelia Earhart.

      America's Historic Trails
    • China and Its People in Early Photographs

      An Unabridged Reprint of the Classic 1873/4 Work

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      From Foreword - Unabridged reprint of 1873-1874 book. John Thomson photographed China from 1862 to 1872 traveling with the specific goal of making a photographic record of the Orient. Not allowing the complexities and wonders of Asia to awe or distract him, he honed his eye and exerted a harsh self-discipline. The author was always able to sublimate his personality and to allow the essence of his subject to register clearly. (Description by http-mart, Roy Schoenbeck)

      China and Its People in Early Photographs
    • In this book, Thomson presents his findings on the source of the Nile River, one of the great mysteries of geography and natural history. He describes his travels throughout Africa, his encounters with local peoples, and his scientific observations of the river and its environs. Thomson's groundbreaking work laid the foundation for future research into the Nile and its role in African ecology and culture. This book is a seminal work of African exploration and scientific discovery.

      The Secret of the Nile ... Demonstrated [By J. Thomson.]
    • Epicus

      • 364 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení

      One Life...One Illness...One Surrender...One Awakening of Spirit...One Truth...Her Truth. The Magdalene. Gripping in its Honesty. Profound in its Truth. Beautiful in its Humanity. The true and extraordinary story of one man's recovery from addiction...a recovery that now sees him experience visions...visions that show him where Her evidence lays in wait...beginning with Bristol, England. The Truth of the most controversial woman in the history of humankind...Mary Magdalene...is about to be shown to the world...revealed to all by an ordinary man who continues to have this extraordinary experience...an experience that shows him where her evidence lays scattered... France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Canada and the United States of America. Epicus...an incredible story of how Honesty, Love and Forgiveness found a man who was lost to the world...blessed him with a new vision of Life...then blessed him with a vision of the Truth of Her...The Magdalene...

      Epicus