Discusses the life, career, and artistic context of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American painter and illustrator Maxfield Parrish, and presents color reprints of eighty-five works by Parrish and other illustrators of his age.
A visual history of the American Civil War with over 500 illustrations from the Library of Congress including period drawings, lithographs and woodcuts, photography by Mathew Brady, manuscripts, political and theatrical posters, memoirs, and journal excerpts.
Featuring first-hand narrative accounts from those who experienced the front lines, this illustrated chronology of the Civil War features portraits of soldiers and politicians, and drafts of speeches in Abraham Lincoln's own handwriting.
A comprehensive companion guide to World War II, with over 150 illustrations, excerpts from letters and journals, statistics and personal accounts of the causes, battles, weaponry, leadership, and propaganda of the war.
