Gettysburg: A Journey in Time - Softcover

William A. Frassanito

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0939631970 ISBN 13: 9780939631971

Publisher: Thomas Publications, 1996

Synopsis

A unique example of photographic detective work in which the famous battle is re-created almost as if it were a contemporary news event. The reader is transported to the battlefield by the photographs and through the analysis of the photographs to the battle itself. We watch it unfold, action by action. In meticulous close-up fashion, with documentary force, we see the terrible encounters of men at war.

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Review:

Fascinating reading... a remarkable book ...will delight Civil War buffs, those interested in the history of photography, and all who have ever walked over an historic battlefield. It should also provide a thoughtful lesson for historians who tend to underestimate what can be learned from a close study of photographs, for Frassanito has given us more than a book of pictures; he has produced a valuable work of scholarship.... He is perhaps uniquely qualified to do this: not only does he have a vast knowledge of early photography and of this particular battle, but he also has an intimate knowledge of the terrain and possesses a detective skill that would be a credit to Lieutenant Columbo. --The Washington Post

The 'journey' is sobering and memorable. --Publishers Weekly

The first definitive photo-historical record of that great battle. --New York Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Publications
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0939631970
• ISBN 13: 9780939631971
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 250