"Gettysburg is a powerful work that accurately depicts the events, battles and personal struggles of valor on both sides of the Civil War" -- Container.
For nearly 30 years, Mort Künstler 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.
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.
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.
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 casts his lasso wide over sod busters and saddle tramps in this colorful collection of cowboy art, depicting the everyday life of both trail hands and Dog Soldiers. Full color.
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.
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.
More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war--why it was fought, what was won, what was lost--not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected and influenced the political, social, and racial currents of their times.