Blue & gray in black & white

Description:

"Blue & Gray in Black & White is account of the techniques, tactics, and personalities of the news-gathering industry during the American Civil War. This cataclysmic event accelerated the transformation of the content of newspapers from pallid literature and opinion to robust, partisan reporting of vital events, real and imagined."--BOOK JACKET. "The written record, however, is only part of the story. Much of the impact of Civil War journalism derives from its illustrations, and twenty-two examples of these are reproduced here. Harris also follows the war's most famous artists, including Winslow Homer, as they and their reporter brethren braved the dangers of the battlefield to capture some of our most memorable images of war."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Military Journalism,  Journalists,  Press coverage,  American newspapers,  Journalism,  United States,  United States Civil War, 1861-1865,  19th century,  History,  Reporters and reporting,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, journalists,  United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, periodicals

Places: United States

Times: 19th century,  Civil War, 1861-1865