2014, ISBN: 076568151X

[EAN: 9780765681515], [PU: Routledge], Children's Non-fiction|Art|History, Children's Non-fiction|Biography & Autobiography|Art, Children's Non-fiction|History|United States|19th Century,… Meer...

[EAN: 9780765681515], [PU: Routledge], Children's Non-fiction|Art|History, Children's Non-fiction|Biography & Autobiography|Art, Children's Non-fiction|History|United States|19th Century, This Book is in Good Condition. Clean Copy With Light Amount of Wear. 100% Guaranteed. Summary: As a young man, Mathew Brady witnessed an explosion of inventions: The steamboat, electricity, the telegraph, and a magical new art form using light and chemicals to create a picture-a photograph-were born. Fascinated with this new art form, Brady opened a photography studio, where he captured the likenesses of important figures of his time. When the American Civil War broke out, Brady and his team were among the first photographers to bring images of the brutal realities of war to the American public. Explore nineteenth-century America, visit Civil War battlefields, and meet the determined leaders of the North and the South through Mathew Brady's camera. He once said, "The camera is the eye of history." Without his dedication to photographing the notable people and the greatest conflict of his time, we would not possess his vivid visual record of our nation's past. Book jacket.<

ISBN: 076568151X

As a young man, Mathew Brady witnessed an explosion of inventions: The steamboat, electricity, the telegraph, and a magical new art form using light and chemicals to create a picture-a ph… Meer...

As a young man, Mathew Brady witnessed an explosion of inventions: The steamboat, electricity, the telegraph, and a magical new art form using light and chemicals to create a picture-a photograph-were born. Fascinated with this new art form, Brady opened a photography studio, where he captured the likenesses of important figures of his time. When the American Civil War broke out, Brady and his team were among the first photographers to bring images of the brutal realities of war to the American public. Explore nineteenth-century America, visit Civil War battlefields, and meet the determined leaders of the North and the South through Mathew Brady's camera. He once said, "The camera is the eye of history." Without his dedication to photographing the notable people and the greatest conflict of his time, we would not possess his vivid visual record of our nation's past. children's,children's books,science and math,social science,social sciences,travel,9 - 12 years Travel, Routledge<