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This review is from: Johnny Reb: The Confederate Soldier in the Civil War (Paperback)
This is more than a coloring book. It is actually well worth having just as it is. The illustrations are fine pen and ink drawings that can easily stand alone. Besides the soldiers and their uniforms, there are many representations of weapons and equipment used. The soldiers are also shown as they may have appeared in different periods of the war and progresses chronologically from nattily dressed volunteers in the front to ragged veterans at war's end. There is also a significant amount of test to explain the images.This is a book about the Southern soldier, his uniforms and gear. If you hark to the myth that he was an evil scourge upon the face of the earth, you won't want this book. If you want some reference for how these soldiers may have appeared, it will serve well keeping in mind it is a book of drawings limited in scope. It would be best for kids say, 10 and up or equally well for adults. For coloring, considering the detail, I would say colored pencils wold be the best. One could also scan the pages and print images out for water color or perhaps chalking as well though I am not sure about that being unfamiliar with that medium. This is not a crayon book for toddlers. That would be a waste of it. The book does not in any way condemn, rather honoring the Southern soldier and of course, some will not like it for that. To each their own. You know now what to expect. There is one glaring, if debatable, error but it's restricted to the cover. It shows the soldiers with their bedrolls draped over their right shoulders. Though sometimes seen this way on old monuments, the roll should be, and is so inside the book, over the left shoulder. Draped over the right, it would (does, as a former reenactor I've tried it both ways) interfere with shouldering the musket. It does not interfere with accessing the cartridge box as some allege. Jay
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