A Gettysburg Photo Tour: Then & Now Photos with Map Locations and GPS Coordinates

Kunkel, Jack

ISBN 10: 1481965484 / ISBN 13: 9781481965484

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

About this Item

Softcover. New, unused. Free of any markings and no writings inside. Minor shelf-wear.

Seller Inventory # 250708015

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Gettysburg Photo Tour: Then & Now Photos with Map Locations and GPS Coordinates
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1481965484
• ISBN 13: 9781481965484
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Softcover.
• Weight: 32 ounces

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Synopsis

Come back in time with us as we tour over a 100 then & now photo locations on the Gettysburg battlefield where events happened - both momentous and mundane - during the battle that changed American history. We know for sure exactly where certain events happened because we can match the modern-day locations to where the old, period photographs were taken. For example, you'll find the location where Lincoln made his Gettysburg Address, where soldiers fell on the field, what the fields looked like when the attacks were made, and where fighting occurred in the town.

The Gettysburg battlefield was unique in the Civil War in that it was both heavily photographed and well preserved, allowing us to follow in the exact footsteps of the original photographers who took photos that they considered the worthiest at that time. Though no photos were taken while the battle was in progress, many were taken just a few days later - while Lee's army was still retreating back to Virginia, and before mothers learned their boys lay dead at a place called Gettysburg. This book includes the best of the early photography at Gettysburg in the days or months after the battle, and this book serves as a tour guide by including easily-followed map locations to these photos, with their exact spot marked with GPS coordinates.

A few of the subject areas covered in this guide book include:

• Lincoln at his Gettysburg Address
• The dead on the battlefield at various locations
• Little Round Top
• Devil’s Den
• The Slaughter Pen
• Culps Hill
• East Cemetery Hill
• The town of Gettysburg
• And much more

All of the photos include descriptions of when and where the photos were taken, and by whom. Where no immediate photos were taken of an interesting subject, I've included the earliest photo available, sometimes one or two decades after the battle. Most of the maps in the book are tied to Goole online maps, so you can simply click the book's map link on your computer or smart phone to find the exact locations of the photos.

So, as mentioned, you'll find over 100 period Gettysburg pictures in this book, as well as their accompanying “now” photos showing the modern views of where the original photos were taken. Whether you tour the battlefield from your easy chair, or actually walk the field, anyone with a historical interest in the greatest battle of the Civil War will find this book to be an invaluable companion and tour guide.