"Gettysburg is a powerful work that accurately depicts the events, battles and personal struggles of valor on both sides of the Civil War" -- Container.
An unequaled selection of illustrator Mort Künstler's finest work from the men's adventure magazine (MAM) era, collected in a bold, colorful collection. Available in both softcover and expanded, deluxe hardcover editions.
The story of the Confederate Spirit is told through eighty-eight spectacular#xD;works of art, including thirty that have never been seen in any book. The superb#xD;text is by Pulitzer Prize nominee James I. Robertson, Jr.
Collected in this volume, for the first time in Kunstler's career, are more than 175 of his major paintings, chronicling the Civil War, in addition to numerous portraits, sketches, and studies.
Robertson focuses on the strategic collaboration between Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in the battles leading up to July 1863: Second Bull Run (or Manassas), Antietam, Fredricksburg, and Chancellorsville. This story, based on the bestselling novel by Jeff Shaara ("Gods and Generals"), contains dramatic text and pictures that bring to life this crucial time. 65 paintings.
The Civil War tore the nation apart, pitting brother against brother. Marking the sesquicentennial of this epic struggle for America's soul, For Us the Living brings the crisis unforgettably to life through stunning paintings by acclaimed Civil War artist Mort K�nstler and stirring text by Pulitzer Prize-nominated author James I. Robertson Jr., interwoven with eyewitness accounts. This deluxe edition, with a beautiful cloth cover stamped in gold, includes a ready-to-frame photographic print of a stunning new Mort K�nstler painting inside.
Mort Kunstler's Civil War paintings capture encounters between two great Civil War leaders, with accompanying text examining the course of their two lives and encounters.
For nearly 30 years, Mort Knstler has focused his considerable talent on interpreting the Civil War. More than 160 of these images are the basis for the four volumes in this series.