Before the rise of "professional" academic history, there were devoted Brahmins of a literary bent (George Bancroft, Francis Parkman and Henry Adams) and skilled researchers and chroniclers, men such as J. Thomas Scharf of Maryland history fame and - the most prolific of all - Ben Lossing of New York, who, since they made their living by writing history, could rightly be labelled "professional" after all. Every literate history lover in the mid-to-late 19th century knew of Lossing and his work; he may not have been ...
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Before the rise of "professional" academic history, there were devoted Brahmins of a literary bent (George Bancroft, Francis Parkman and Henry Adams) and skilled researchers and chroniclers, men such as J. Thomas Scharf of Maryland history fame and - the most prolific of all - Ben Lossing of New York, who, since they made their living by writing history, could rightly be labelled "professional" after all. Every literate history lover in the mid-to-late 19th century knew of Lossing and his work; he may not have been academically trained, but he knew where to look for evidence, did the digging we would expect him to do, and wrote with a flair for the dramatic. In his "Pictorial Field-Book of the Civil War", Lossing takes an "on-the-scene approach" to the Civil War - visiting the sites of battles and other events, making sketches of these places, talking with people about their experiences - that earned his earlier "Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution" and "Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812" a wide and enthusiastic readership.
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Good. Used, some outer edges have scuffs, cover has light scratches and marks, some outer pages have marks from shelf wear, book content is in very good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations. Pictorial Field-Book of the Civil War, 1.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Volume 1. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
