Brady's Civil War Journal: Photographing the War 1861-1865

by Theodore P. Savas

"My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history."—Mathew Brady Mathew Brady and his ground breaking team of assistants risked life and liberty to capture up-close images of the fury of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Brady actually got so close to the action during the First Battle of Bull Run that he only narrowly avoided capture. Brady's Civil War Journal chronicles the events of the war by showcasing a selection of Brady's moving, one-of-a-kind images and describing each in terms of its significance. The text by Theodore P. Savas, authoritative expert on the Civil War, adds context to Brady's memorable photographs, creating an unrivaled visual account of the most costly conflict in American history as it unfolded. 150 b/w photographs.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Genres: Nonfiction, Civil War, History

256 pages, Hardcover

First published November 3, 2008

About the author

Savas Beatie LLC is an El Dorado Hills-based book publishing company established in 2004. The company has published more than 100 military, general history, and sports history titles, many of which have won awards and been selected by national book clubs.

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Reviews

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent collection of photographs both famous and obscure, but the written text was more cursory than I would have preferred.

[D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great pictures, however, much of the accompanying text leaves much to be desired.

[Sherri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice picture book. Often not seen photos and comprehensive. As the description says, shows many aspects of the war from the men, women, artillery, battlefields etc. The intro to each section is written very well in emotional prose, if that makes sense. The descriptions for the pictures are descriptive. To study some of the pictures to see the hardships and horror of the war that tore our country apart.

As the first war shown to the public via photos, it is easy to see how gripping these would be for those back home rather than something that always was far away or what they learned in correspondence from their loved ones.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a good collection of images taken by Brady and his photographers. However, there is nearly no information about the photographs and the photographers. The images are mainly treated as visual evidence and illustrations of an important historical event, but no real analysis of is done.

[Frank Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good photographic review of the civil war covering many different areas including hospitals, railroads, battlefields, etc.