Shooting Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century
Category: Books,History,Americas
Shooting Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century Details
Review "Shooting Lincoln is a fascinating look at a war within a war, when two rival photographers battled to chronicle the Civil War. Nicholas Pistor's gripping saga carries the reader onto battlefields and alongside the hangman's noose while chronicling the birth of modern photojournalism. A fascinating read that sharpens our focus on how much that war remains relevant today."--Scott McGaugh, author of the New York Times bestseller Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care"Nicholas Pistor has written an engaging account of Civil War-era photographers Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner and the birth of American news photography. Pistor's riveting narrative of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and its aftermath is by itself well worth the read."--Joseph Wheelan, author of Terrible Swift Sword and Their Last Full Measure"A remarkable history of Civil War era journalism."―Midwest Book Review"A gripping read...[written with] urgency and flair."―Wall Street Journal"An engaging read."―Washington Independent Review of Books"Pistor makes a convincing case that the efforts of Brady and Gardner consciously and often heroically documented history."―Santa Fe New Mexican Read more About the Author Nicholas J.C. Pistor is a former reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a former consultant for CBS's 48 Hours true-crime series. He's appeared on numerous television news networks, including NBC, CBS, Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN. His previous book, The Ax Murders of Saxtown: The Unsolved Crime That Terrorized a Town and Shocked a Nation, was cited by the Kansas City Star as one of its "Best Books of 2014." Pistor lives in St. Louis, Missouri.NickPistor.com Read more
Reviews
A fast-paced introduction into the rivalry between Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner, as they pioneered commercial photography in America. This easy to read story is told against the backdrop of the Civil War and the Lincoln Assassination.The author, Mr. Pistor, is a former reporter, as opposed to an academic historian, and his prose slips into the melodramatic at times.Those seeking more information on this general subject would benefit from acquiring Jeff L. Rosenheim's "Photography and the American Civil War' as issued in 2013 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is is a brilliant book.