{"product_id":"lens-of-war-exploring-iconic-photographs-of-the-civil-war-9780820348100","title":"Lens of War: Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLens of War\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Matthew Gallman (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e J. MATTHEW GALLMAN is a professor of history at the University of Florida and author of \u003ci\u003eMastering Wartime: A Social History of Philadelphia during the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Joan of Arc: The Life of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eDefining Duty in the Civil War: Personal Choice, Popular Culture, and the Union Home Front\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary W. Gallagher (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e GARY W. GALLAGHER is the John L. Nau III Professor in the History of the American Civil War emeritus at the University of Virginia. He has written or edited numerous books on the Civil War, including \u003ci\u003eBecoming Confederates: Paths to a New National Loyalty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLens of War: Exploring Iconic Photographs of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, coedited with J. Matthew Gallman (both Georgia). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413502103826,"sku":"9780820348100","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_61be197a-308c-4bdd-b8b1-8339b01e8f8d.jpg?v=1729354459","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lens-of-war-exploring-iconic-photographs-of-the-civil-war-9780820348100","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}