The Confederate Image: Prints of the Lost Cause (Civil War America) - Hardcover

Jr., Mark E. Neely; Holzer, Harold; Boritt, Gabor S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807817422 ISBN 13: 9780807817421

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1987

Synopsis

First published in 1987, The Confederate Image examines the popular lithographs and engravings cherished by Southerners during and after the Civil War. These images helped sustain and revive Southern identity following the collapse of the Confederacy. (Though, ironically, most were actually crafted by Northern artisans.) The book focuses on prints of the three most prominent Southern figures of the conflict--Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Stonewall Jackson--but also discusses prints of other important Confederates as well as the contributions of the short-lived Southern Illustrated News. ""A well-researched and interesting sidelight into a world of illusion.""--New York Times Book Review ""More than just a picture book. . . . [It] tells a fascinating story of the creation of these images and how they added to or, at times, ran counter to the creation of the myth that is known as the Lost Cause.""--Chicago Tribune |A first-time paperback edition of this 1987 classic, The Confederate Image presents and examines the popular lithographs and engravings cherished by Southerners during and after the Civil War. This book is beautifully illustrated with images that reveal how the war has been remembered through history.

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Review

[An] engrossing book about Southerners during the Civil War"People Magazine" "In this pioneering study, the authors provide an extensively researched, scholarly text that places this popular art in its cultural and commercial context."--###Publishers Weekly# "###The Confederate Image# is more than just a picture book. It is the product of an insightful examination of these popular prints and recognition of their long-ignored historical value. Its authors . . . have supplied an extensive and well-written text that tells a fascinating story of the creation of these images and how they added to or, at times, ran counter to the creation of the myth that is known as the Lost Cause."--###Chicago Tribune# "A remarkable contribution to the literature and iconography of the Civil War. The impressible links between the prints, their creators, and some of the most dramatic scenes of the war involve the skillful use of new and little-used material. Most students of the war will find treasures here."--Burke Davis [A] fascinating, original new book."Detroit News" �An� engrossing book about Southerners during the Civil War"People Magazine" "In this pioneering study, the authors provide an extensively researched, scholarly text that places this popular art in its cultural and commercial context."--###Publishers Weekly# "###The Confederate Image# is more than just a picture book. It is the product of an insightful examination of these popular prints and recognition of their long-ignored historical value. Its authors . . . have supplied an extensive and well-written text that tells a fascinating story of the creation of these images and how they added to or, at times, ran counter to the creation of the myth that is known as the Lost Cause."--###Chicago Tribune# "A remarkable contribution to the literature and iconography of the Civil War. The impressible links between the prints, their creators, and some of the most dramatic scenes of the war involve the skillful use of new and little-used material. Most students of the war will find treasures here."--Burke Davis This book is imaginative, insightful, and well-written."Library Journal" �A� fascinating, original new book."Detroit News" "[An] engrossing book about Southerners during the Civil War"People Magazine" ""In this pioneering study, the authors provide an extensively researched, scholarly text that places this popular art in its cultural and commercial context.""--###Publishers Weekly# ""###The Confederate Image# is more than just a picture book. It is the product of an insightful examination of these popular prints and recognition of their long-ignored historical value. Its authors . . . have supplied an extensive and well-written text that tells a fascinating story of the creation of these images and how they added to or, at times, ran counter to the creation of the myth that is known as the Lost Cause.""--###Chicago Tribune# ""A remarkable contribution to the literature and iconography of the Civil War. The impressible links between the prints, their creators, and some of the most dramatic scenes of the war involve the skillful use of new and little-used material. Most students of the war will find treasures here.""--Burke Davis" A well-researched and interesting sidelight into a world of illusion."New York Times Book Review" The authors forge a new path through the well worn field of Civil War history."Booklist" "This book is imaginative, insightful, and well-written."Library Journal"" "[A] fascinating, original new book."Detroit News"" In this pioneering study, the authors provide an extensively researched, scholarly text that places this popular art in its cultural and commercial context. ("Publishers Weekly)

About the Author

Mark E. Neely Jr. is McCabe-Greer Professor of Civil War History at Pennsylvania State University.|Harold Holzer is vice president for communications at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and, with Neely, author of The Union Image: Popular Prints of the Civil War North.|0

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0807817422
• ISBN 13: 9780807817421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288