Download or read book The Great Nadar written by Adam Begley and published by Random House New York. This book was released on 2017 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of the fabled Parisian photographer, adventurer, and pioneer discusses his bohemian youth, larger-than-life studio, pioneering exploits as a balloonist, and photography sessions with such famed subjects as Victor Hugo, Gustave Courbet, and Alexandre Dumas. --Publisher.