Civil War in Pictures
Author: Fletcher Pratt
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781494062316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a new release of the original 1955 edition.
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Photography and the American Civil War
Author: Jeff L. Rosenheim
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2013-05-07
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 0300191804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublished to coincide with the 150th anniverary of the battle of Gettysburg, features both familiar and rarely seen Civil War images from such photographers as George Barnard, Mathew Brady, and Timothy O'Sullivan.
Great Photographs of the Civil War
Author: Time-Life Books
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreat Photographs of the Civil War brings together in one volume the most evocative Civil War photographs ever published. The images--selected by Time Life editors from thousands of photographs preserved in museums and collections around the country--tell the epic story of a nation divided. Reflected here are the tireless efforts of pioneering photographers who used heavy equipment and portable darkrooms mounted on wagon beds to record this fateful struggle. The editors have assembled 300 gripping images, some of them recognized classics and others rarely seen, into 20 chronological photo essays. Here, the crucial events of the war, from the bloodiest day at Antietam and the Confederate high tide at Gettysburg to the battles for Atlanta and the climactic siege of Petersburg, are conveyed with power and precision in the defining photographs of the conflict that redefined our nation.
Civil War
Author: Fletcher Pratt
Publisher:
Published: 1955
Total Pages: 62
ISBN-13: 9780385157513
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author has explained and simplified the famous battles of the war and their significance, as well as describing the colorful personalities on both sides.
The Civil War in Photographs
Author: William C. Davis
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781780971827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1861, the art of photography came of age just as Civil War erupted and tore the United States apart. As a result, more than 2,000 photographers covered the conflict, making it the first historical event captured fully by the camera. Noted historian William C. Davis has chosen the finest of these images, enhancing the pictures with illuminating text that places them in context. Many of these evocative photos are rarely seen, and portray not only the battles and their tragic aftermath, but also the people caught in the devastation. "
Russell's Civil War Photographs
Author: Andrew J. Russell
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGathers photos of arsenals, barracks, stables, railroad depots, prisons, forts, pontoon bridges, blockhouses, and Alexandria, Richmond, and Washington.
TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs
Author: The Editors of TIME-LIFE
Publisher: Time Inc. Books
Published: 2015-12-10
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 1618938851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe name TIME-LIFE has become synonymous with providing readers with a deeper understanding of subjects and world events that matter to us all. Now, with the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War upon us, TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs will be an indispensable guide to a nation-changing era and the military, social, economic, and political forces that shaped it. The narrative of the Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, is familiarly to almost all Americans, from Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln's noble declaration that "the government cannot endure permanently half-slave, half-free" to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Yet the details of the battles and battlefields, the political maneuverings, and the personalities who defined the war continue to fascinate citizens of all ages. TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs taps into that into that interest, providing a fresh and accessible way to appreciate this most important conflict. It will lay out the war's major developments in arresting, colorized images and cover topics from the backstory through secession, the Union's early setbacks, the Underground Railroad, victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and Reconstruction. For history buffs and the newly curious, The Civil War in 500 Photographs will be the ultimate, easy-to-use guide to four years that changed our nation forever.
Lens of War
Author: James Matthew Gallman
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 0820348104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis set of essays by twenty-seven historians of the Civil War describes a wide array of the war's photographs, examining them in unfamiliar ways.
African American Faces of the Civil War
Author: Ronald S. Coddington
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2012-08-20
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 142140625X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA renowned collector of Civil War photographs and a prodigious researcher, Ronald S. Coddington combines compelling archival images with biographical stories that reveal the human side of the war. This third volume in his series on Civil War soldiers contains previously unpublished photographs of African American Civil War participants—many of whom fought to secure their freedom. During the Civil War, 200,000 African American men enlisted in the Union army or navy. Some of them were free men and some escaped from slavery; others were released by sympathetic owners to serve the war effort. African American Faces of the Civil War tells the story of the Civil War through the images of men of color who served in roles that ranged from servants and laborers to enlisted men and junior officers. Coddington discovers these portraits— cartes de visite, ambrotypes, and tintypes—in museums, archives, and private collections. He has pieced together each individual’s life and fate based upon personal documents, military records, and pension files. These stories tell of ordinary men who became fighters, of the prejudice they faced, and of the challenges they endured. African American Faces of the Civil War makes an important contribution to a comparatively understudied aspect of the war and provides a fascinating look into lives that helped shape America.
Faces of the Civil War
Author: Ronald S Coddington
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Published: 2012-11-12
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 1421410397
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArchival images and biographical sketches of Union soldiers tell the stories of their lives during and after the Civil War. Before leaving to fight in the Civil War, many Union and Confederate soldiers posed for a carte de visite, or visiting card, to give to their families, friends, or sweethearts. Invented in 1854 by a French photographer, the carte de visite was a small photographic print roughly the size of a modern trading card. The format arrived in America on the eve of the Civil War, fueling intense demand for the keepsakes. Many cards of Civil War soldiers survive today, but the experiences?and often the names?of the individuals portrayed have been lost to time. A passionate collector of Civil War–era photography, Ron Coddington researched the history behind these anonymous faces in military records, pension files, and other public and personal documents. In Faces of the Civil War, Coddington presents 77 cartes de visite of Union soldiers from his collection and tells the stories of their lives during and after the war. These soldiers came from all walks of life. All were volunteers. Their personal stories reveal a tremendous diversity in their experience of war: many served with distinction, some were captured, some never saw combat while others saw little else. The lives of survivors were even more disparate. While some made successful transitions back to civilian life, others suffered permanent physical and mental disabilities, which too often wrecked their families and careers. In compelling words and haunting pictures, Faces of the Civil War offers a unique perspective on the most dramatic and wrenching period in American history.
