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- Lens of War: Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Georgia Press
- Series: Uncivil Wars
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Lens of War grew out of an invitation to leading historians of the Civil War to select and reflect upon a single photograph. Each could choose any image and interpret it in personal and scholarly terms. The result is a remarkable set of essays by twenty-seven scholars whose numerous volumes on the Civil War have explored military, cultural, political, African American, women’s, and environmental history.
The essays describe a wide array of photographs and present an eclectic approach to the assignment, organized by topic: Leaders, Soldiers, Civilians, Victims, and Places. Readers will rediscover familiar photographs and figures examined in unfamiliar ways, as well as discover little-known photographs that afford intriguing perspectives. All the images are reproduced with exquisite care. Readers fascinated by the Civil War will want this unique book on their shelves, and lovers of photography will value the images and the creative, evocative reflections offered in these essays.
Contributors: Stephen Berry, William A. Blair, Stephen Cushman, Gary W. Gallagher, J. Matthew Gallman, Judith A. Giesberg, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Thavolia Glymph, Earl J. Hess, Harold Holzer, Caroline E. Janney, James Marten, Kathryn Shively Meier, Megan Kate Nelson, Susan Eva O’Donovan, T. Michael Parrish, Ethan S. Rafuse, Carol Reardon, James I. Robertson Jr., Jane E. Schultz, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Brooks D. Simpson, Daniel E. Sutherland, Emory M. Thomas, Elizabeth R. Varon, Joan Waugh, Steven E. Woodworth.
The essays describe a wide array of photographs and present an eclectic approach to the assignment, organized by topic: Leaders, Soldiers, Civilians, Victims, and Places. Readers will rediscover familiar photographs and figures examined in unfamiliar ways, as well as discover little-known photographs that afford intriguing perspectives. All the images are reproduced with exquisite care. Readers fascinated by the Civil War will want this unique book on their shelves, and lovers of photography will value the images and the creative, evocative reflections offered in these essays.
Contributors: Stephen Berry, William A. Blair, Stephen Cushman, Gary W. Gallagher, J. Matthew Gallman, Judith A. Giesberg, Joseph T. Glatthaar, Thavolia Glymph, Earl J. Hess, Harold Holzer, Caroline E. Janney, James Marten, Kathryn Shively Meier, Megan Kate Nelson, Susan Eva O’Donovan, T. Michael Parrish, Ethan S. Rafuse, Carol Reardon, James I. Robertson Jr., Jane E. Schultz, Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Brooks D. Simpson, Daniel E. Sutherland, Emory M. Thomas, Elizabeth R. Varon, Joan Waugh, Steven E. Woodworth.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- Part 1. Leaders
- Jeb Stuart in Full Finery
- pp. 33-40
- Part 2. Soldiers
- Cary Robinson’s Last Christmas
- pp. 77-84
- Three Confederates at Gettysburg
- pp. 85-92
- Champ Ferguson
- pp. 93-100
- Who Are They?
- pp. 101-108
- Part 3. Civilians
- A Family in Camp
- pp. 111-120
- Refugee Camp at Helena, Arkansas, 1863
- pp. 133-140
- Finding a New War in an Old Image
- pp. 141-148
- Part 4. Victims
- My Dead Confederate
- pp. 151-158
- A Dead Horse
- pp. 195-202
- Part 5. Places
- The Book or the Gun?
- pp. 213-222
- The Grand Review
- pp. 239-244
- Suggested Readings
- pp. 245-246
- Contributors
- pp. 247-252
Additional Information
ISBN
9780820348117
Related ISBN(s)
9780820348100
MARC Record
OCLC
907182133
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2015-04-11
Language
English
Open Access
No