| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vii, 223 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: shooting Lincoln -- The great exhibition -- The making of a president -- The battlefield -- A hearse at your door -- The breakup -- Surrender -- Assassination -- The crime scene -- The funeral -- The hunt for Booth -- Autopsy -- The rogues' gallery -- Trial by picture -- The gallows -- The execution -- Broken -- Epilogue: motion pictures. |
| Summary |
Looks at how the deep rivalry between the Civil War era's most notable photographers created a paparazzi-like race to be the first to take the most sensational, ghastly images of Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination -- Press coverage.
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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882.
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| Subject(S) |
Photojournalists -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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| Added Title |
Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the race to photograph the story of the century |
| ISBN |
9780306824692 (hardcover) |
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0306824698 (hardcover) |
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