Shooting Lincoln : Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the race to photograph the story of the century / Nicholas J. C. Pistor.

Describes how the deep rivalry between the Civil War eras most notable photographers led them in a paparazzi-like race to be the first to take the most sensational, ghastly photos of Abraham Lincoln after his assassination.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pistor, Nicholas J. C. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA : Da Capo, 2017.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Assassination. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Assassination > Press coverage. Brady, Mathew B., > approximately 1823-1896. Gardner, Alexander, > 1821-1882. Photojournalists > United States > History > 19th century. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) PHOTOGRAPHY / History. Civil War (U.S.), 1861-1865. Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865 > Assassination. Photographers. Photojournalism.
Physical Description:	vii, 223 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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