Description
Collecting the Confederacy is a scholarly photographic study.Un one book, readers can explore the history behind more than 1,400 different artifacts, relics, weapons, and antiques, each of which played a unique role in the 1861-1865 War Between the States. Veteran collector and historian Shannon Pritchard spent years gathering priceless (and often one-of-a-kind) items to present this stunning display of a culture and society. “Collecting the Confederacy” is broken down into twenty chapters, each of which focuses on a particular type of artifact, from canteens to belt buckles, flags to uniforms, pistols to swords, and fourteen more! Each of these chapters begins with a fascinating and insightful introduction to the subject matter, followed by photographs accompanied with detailed captions. This lavishly illustrated and meticulously crafted full-color volume will be welcome by historians and collectors around the world. About the
Author: Shannon Pritchard has been collecting Civil War memorabilia for nearly 20 years. He is widely recognized as one of the world?s foremost
Authorities on Confederate artifacts and antiques.
Author: Shannon Pritchard
Publisher: Savas Beatic
Year: 2005
Pages: 274
Condition: New
Binding: Hard bound
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