Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady [Paperback]

Roy Meredith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1974

Over 300 Brady photos reproduced directly from original negatives. Photos, lively commentary on Jackson, Webster, Grant, Lee, Carnegie, Barnum, Lincoln, Battle Smoke, Death of Rebel Sniper, Atlanta Just After Capture, more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; 2nd edition (June 1, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048623021X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486230214
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #898,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gallery of fascinating photographs, December 15, 1999

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DJ Rix (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady (Paperback)

Originally published in 1946, this is a terrific presentation of Civil War photos by the Matthew Brady team. Of special interest is the section reproducing Brady's post-war lantern slide lecture book, with unedited captions, for a program that was to have been presented at Carnegie Hall.

Roy Meredith's text covers Brady's pre-war career, with a large sampling of his portraits - including Lincoln - then takes up a chronological account, mostly of the Eastern Theater, as Brady & his team followed the armies in a wagon, processing their plates under terrible conditions. A large amount of photographs must have been ruined in the rain & mud. Brady mostly points his camera at the terrible aftermath of battle, at bodies & broken barricades, but there is one rare photo that may have been shot during Antietam. Brady is present at an out door gathering of Grant and his generals (Brady calls it a "War Council," but Grant never put his plans up for a vote. We see a defeated Lee, his great dignity intact. The Grand Review marches past. The Lincoln conspirators are hanged. Then we meet an arrogant Custer; a delegation of Native American chiefs; the curvaceous dancer, Laura Le Claire; Andrew Carnegie and finally, President Grant.

There are many books available of Civil War photographs. This one is excellent because it focuses on Brady. It's a large book - over 300 pages & 300 photos. Dover publishes fine books at bargain prices.

Bob Rixon

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lincoln years, December 12, 2011

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matthew smith "Matt Smith" (scottsdale, az.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mr. Lincoln's Camera Man: Mathew B. Brady (Paperback)

I think that the greatest president that ever lived needed a his own camera man! Still I wonder if those years(during the civil war) were not to hard on a person.I had a soviegner of a Lincoln bust once Its gone now but the spirit live on!Insiders' Guide to Omaha & Lincoln (Insiders' Guide Series)