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"Being a Civil War connoisseur with an eye for accuracy, it was most rewarding to find the brilliance of word and text as I turned the time dated pages of this particular book and adding it to my collection became a must. By that I mean the pages are actually a delight to the eyes in a bright, glossy finish, which produces a clear defined print and an ease of turn ability. The shadow boxing of both the original photos by Matthew Brady and the rare historic newspapers of the times is another touch of quality and beauty. An excellent job by Eric Caren and Stephen Goldman and the publishing company of Data Trace for this most brilliant book. This is a must have for the home library."
Jim Lichtefeld Birmingham, AL
"Acquisition of this table collection
of newspaper articles from the Civil War period is a must
for any serious student of the history of the Civil War.
The collection contains fascinating reading about the Northern
and Southern perspectives of the Civil War. Especially
noteworthy is the information that can be obtained concerning
variations in both military equipment and 19th century
clothing."
Lt. Charles Edwards,
11th Texas Calvary, Army of Northern Virginia
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- 10-1/2”w x 14-1/2”h Collector’s
Edition
- 256 pages
- Rare and unusual articles from 41 different
Confederate and Union newspapers
- 47 images (most color) from the Smithsonian
Institution’s private collection
- One of the last portraits ever made of President
Abraham Lincoln
Features original full-page images
of actual newspapers from the past that have been collected
and preserved in the rare and historical archive newspaper
collections of Eric C. Caren and Stephen A. Goldman. To complement
this unique newspaper chronology, the Smithsonian Institution
has provided an added dimension of rare and historic images,
such as those selected from the works of Matthew Brady, Winslow
Homer, Currier and Ives, and the like. These newspapers
bring history alive by revealing how events of the time were
actually perceived and described by those in that era.
Both Union and Confederate causes are represented,
with large headlines, woodcut engravings, patriotic rhetoric
and impassioned vitriol that flowed from the pens of those
not-so-neutral newspapermen covering the conflict. Newspapers
were then the primary means of mass communication and played
a unique role in informing the interested public about the
latest battles, troop movements, promotions in rank and casualty
reports. This is our heritage in contemporary documentation.
It is history at its source. All readers, especially Civil
War buffs, will enjoy seeing the dramatic woodcut engravings,
as well as the massive number of first-hand accounts telling
of the events, both large and small, of this tragic episode
in our nation’s history.
“In this volume,
our goal was to use Civil War newspapers to tell the story
of the war as it was happening. Our desire was to exhibit a large variety of
newspapers, both Northern and Southern, that show how each side in this conflict
perceived the progress of the war, and convey this assessment to its readers.
Many of the newspapers and broadsides illustrated in this book are unique copies
in private hands. All have been selected for their large headlines, visual appeal,
rarity, or graphic text appeal. We have tried to include as many of the major
battles and personalities of the war as space allowed. We have added captions
to explain the significance of each newspaper. It is the hope of the authors
that the readers of this volume will enjoy this unique approach to history and
will be stimulated to even more interest in the American Civil War.”
–Dr. Stephen A. Goldman and Mr. Eric C. Caren |
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