Ghosts of the Field: America's Most Hallowed Grounds Yesterday and Today by Lynaugh, Mike (2003) Paperback - Softcover

Lynaugh, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615124674 ISBN 13: 9780615124674

Publisher: Mike Lynaugh Photography, 2003

Ghosts of the Field: America's Most Hallowed Ground Yesterday and Today is the first book from award-winning, Washington, D.C. photographer, Mike Lynaugh. In this book Mike takes the "Yesterday and Today" genre to the next level. He has meticulously researched original battlefield photography of the Civil War and set out to duplicate the photographs from the exact same locations that Matthew Brady's photographers stood approximately 140 years ago. By using original Civil War photographs, maps, and written descriptions, Mr. Lynaugh has gone out to some of the most hallowed ground on America's soil and sought to bring the reality of war to today's viewer. When one looks at the photography in Ghosts of the Field: America's Most Hallowed Ground Yesterday and Today he is transported back to a time when the peaceful surroundings at today's National Parks was not so peaceful. You can clearly see exactly where soldiers and generals once stood, and where they fell, with his beautiful modern day

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About the Author:

From 2001-2005 Mike Lynaugh lived in Washington, DC and photographed some of the most powerful people in the world as a photojournalist covering events at the White House, Pentagon and on Capitol Hill. He has been a witness to history and privileged to be able to photograph it through his lens. Mike currently lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife Kristie where he is a freelance photographer for multiple news organizations. Mike is a credentialed photojournalist and an active member of the White House News Photographer's Association.

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