Civil War Artist

English

ISBN: 061849538X

EAN: 9780618495382

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)/Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / General/Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers/Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers/

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Release Date: 10/03/2004

Age Range: 5-8

Synopsis: William Forbes arrives in New York in 1861, eager to start a career as an artist. When he has difficulty finding work, he signs on with Burtons Illustrated News to sketch the battles of the Civil War. This historical account shows how the news was reported, from Williams sketches of dangerous battle scenes through the making of a wood engraving and finally to the printed page of the newspapers of the day.

Civil War Artist

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.13 inches

Width: 8.56 inches

Length: 10.88 inches

Weight: 5.11 oz

Pages: 32