Murder in Motion: The Strange Life of Photographer (and Murderer) Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge pioneered the field of the movie picture--its because of him that we have movies today. He also got away with murder ‒ literally. In 1874 he shot and killed his wifes lover and got away with it for essentially saying the guy had it coming. But murder was only part of Muybridge story. He was brilliant. Creative. And eccentric. And because he got away with murder we have Hollywood. This book tells his bizarre yet fascinating life story--a story that involves scandal violence and...flying horses!