Civil War Reference Books

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• Gary L. Bunker. From Rail-Splitter to Icon. Lincoln's Image in Illustrated Periodicals, 1860-1865. Kent, Ohio, 2001. An illustrated history of Lincoln's public profile depicted in editorials, news, and satire from contemporary periodicals. $55.00

• Alice M. Cornell, editor. Art as Image: Prints and Promotion in Cincinnati, Ohio. Athens, Ohio, 2001. Cloth. A collection of essays highlighting Cincinnati printmaking in the 19th century, including an article on the Civil War portraits by Ehrgott, Forbriger & Co. $49.95

• William Forrest Dawson. Edwin Forbes Civil War Etchings. New York, 1985. Paper. $6.95

• Harold Holzer, Gabor Boritt, Mark E. Neely Jr. The Lincoln Image: Abraham Lincoln and the Popular Print. Urbana and Chicago, 2001. Paper. A reprint of the book originally published in 1984, this excellent, fully-illustrated work brings to light the little-known story of Lincoln's rise to national recognition through the medium of the popular print. An excellent study for all 19th-century American prints. $20.95

• Harold Holzer, Gabor Boritt, and Mark E. Neely Jr. The Confederate Image: Prints of the Lost Cause. Chapel Hill, 1987.
  • Cloth. $49.95
  • Paper. $39.95

• Harold Holzer, ed. Prang's Civil War Pictures: The Complete Battle Chromos of Louis Prang. New York: 2001. $50

• Earl B. McElfresh. Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War. New York, 1999. Cloth. This volume contains 150 color reproductions of the most interesting and significant manuscript and printed maps made and used during the Civil War, and provides insightful analysis of their uses and effects. $55.00

• Mark E. Neely Jr. & Harold Holzer. The Union Image: Popular Prints of the Civil War North. Chapel Hill, 2000. Cloth. The Civil War as perceived by Northerners, depicted in both contemporary and retrospective images.$49.95

• Christopher Nelson. Mapping the Civil War. Washington, 1992. $39.95

• Eugene G. Stackhouse. Germantown in the Civil War. Charleston, S.C., 2010. Paper. Published with the support of the Germantown Historical Society, this intimate and sharply focused account commemorates the wartime sacrifices of the proud citizenry in this Philadelphia neighborhood community. $21.99

• Richard W. Stephenson. Civil War Maps. An Annotated List of Maps and Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington, 1989. Second Edition. Cloth. Out of print. The definitive work on the subject. $85.00

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