The Civil War in Photographs (Y) - Softcover

Davis, William C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780971826 ISBN 13: 9781780971827

Publisher: Carlton Books, 2013

Synopsis

In 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.
 

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

In a rare conjunction in history, the sectional crisis dividing North from South in the United States and the evolution of the photographic process came of age together in 1861. The result was that the American Civil War which followed would be the most thoroughly documented human experience in history until the advent of the moving picture. More than 2000 photographers plied their varying processes from 1861 to 1865, covering almost every aspect of the war in every theater.

The Civil in Photographs sifts through this mass of imagery to present over 300 of the best images, capturing the soldiers in camp, the look of the battlefields with the smoke of battle still lingering, the ships and navies, the dashing cavalrymen, the big guns of the artillery, as well as the people at home, the impact of the war on two societies and on the slaves it was being fought over. The great leaders like Lincoln and Less are here, alongside the obscure unknown privates who bore the brunt of the fighting. Here are the prison camps that became living hells for captured men in blue and gray alike. Here are the hospitals where they bled and suffered, and endured the ignorance and quakery of pre-modern medicine. Here are the cities like Richmond and Charleston, ravaged by the fire of war. Most of all, here are the faces of two peoples of one blood, scarred by a whilrwind they had created but could not control.

About the Author:

William C. Davis has written more than 40 books and been nominated for a Pulitzer Price twice. He is the Director of Programs at the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies and regularly appears on television and in the press as an expert on the Civil War.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carlton Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780971826
• ISBN 13: 9781780971827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256