To Catch the Lightning - Mystery, sacrifice and selfishness of creative vision.

After nine years of research and writing, NPR book commentator Alan Cheuse is unveiling his most ambitious project yet - To Catch the Lightning - a portrayal of the life and art of Edward S. Curtis, famous for his photographic record of the American Indian culture at the turn of the last century. Transforming Curtis's life into compelling fiction, Cheuse digs deep into the mystery and sacrifice and selfishness of creative vision.