Mathew Brady
Subtitle: "the camera is the eye of history"
By: Don Nardo.
Series: Americans--the spirit of a nation
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780766030237
Subjects: Brady, Mathew B., -- 1823 (ca.)-1896 -- Juvenile literature; Brady, Mathew B., -- 1823 (ca.)-1896; Photographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Photographers
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Examines the life of photographer Mathew Brady, the advancements he made in photography, his work during the Civil War, and his legacy as the first great photographer in American history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: War is no picnic; title: A young man in the big city; title: "Brady of Broadway"; title: At the height of success; title: Photographing Lincoln; title: In the heat of war; title: A sad downward spiral; title: Brady's legacy : "the eye of history".