This edition had all images removed.
Title: The Civil War Through the Camera
Note: Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http: //archive.org/details/americana)
Summary: "The Civil War Through the Camera" by Henry W. Elson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work presents an illustrated history of the American Civil War, featuring hundreds of vivid photographs taken during the war and offering a narrative that supplements these images. The book aims to provide a truthful representation of the conflict, striving for an impartial perspective on events and figures that shaped this pivotal moment in American history. The opening of the book discusses the critical events surrounding the beginning of the Civil War, particularly the surrender of Fort Sumter and the ensuing conflict that captivated the nation. It recounts Major Robert Anderson's fateful decision at the fort, the subsequent reactions from both Northern and Southern fronts, and highlights the tumultuous events leading up to the First Battle of Bull Run. The narrative is interspersed with illustrations that depict key figures and battles, creating a vivid context for the historical accounts that follow throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Elson, Henry W. (Henry William), 1857-1935
Photographer: Brady, Mathew B., 1823?-1896
EBook No.: 42655
Published: May 7, 2013
Downloads: 226
Language: English
Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works
LoCC: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Civil War Through the Camera
Note: Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http: //archive.org/details/americana)
Summary: "The Civil War Through the Camera" by Henry W. Elson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work presents an illustrated history of the American Civil War, featuring hundreds of vivid photographs taken during the war and offering a narrative that supplements these images. The book aims to provide a truthful representation of the conflict, striving for an impartial perspective on events and figures that shaped this pivotal moment in American history. The opening of the book discusses the critical events surrounding the beginning of the Civil War, particularly the surrender of Fort Sumter and the ensuing conflict that captivated the nation. It recounts Major Robert Anderson's fateful decision at the fort, the subsequent reactions from both Northern and Southern fronts, and highlights the tumultuous events leading up to the First Battle of Bull Run. The narrative is interspersed with illustrations that depict key figures and battles, creating a vivid context for the historical accounts that follow throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Elson, Henry W. (Henry William), 1857-1935
Photographer: Brady, Mathew B., 1823?-1896
EBook No.: 42655
Published: May 7, 2013
Downloads: 226
Language: English
Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works
LoCC: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.