Photographing Custer's Battlefield: The Images of Kenneth F. Roahen
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806151595 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Kenneth Roahen’s photography is a significant record, and Sandy Barnard’s presentation and assessment of it make Photographing Custer’s Battlefield rich, enlightening, and thoroughly rewarding.”—Jerome A. Greene, author of Stricken Field: The Little Bighorn since 1876
"Photos trump any map" according to Rick Lester. Having never had the opportunity to visit the Little Bighorn Battlefield, this book was interesting. The author did a remarkable job of finding the location of historical photographs and reproducing them with historical narratives. Published in 2016 I’m a sigh and shake my head that the cover was the only color p. Great pictures L. Martin This book does a good job of what the author intended. It compares photos taken in the 1960's of notable LBH sites with modern photos taken by the author. The history of the battle and how it relates to these sites written by each photo. I would have loved to have all of the modern pictures be in color but I'm sure tha. "I find it interesting to see modern shots taken from" according to Feldmar Twomblebee. I find it interesting to see modern shots taken from the same place and at the same angle and lighting as photographs taken over a century ago.
Barnard’s matching photographs, taken in 2012 and 2013, help to identify additional subtle but significant landscape modifications. In Photographing Custer’s Battlefield, Sandy Barnard, an expert on Custer and the Little Big Horn, presents the work of the site’s most dedicated photographer, U.S. When paired with Barnard’s modern-day photographs, maps, and thorough analysis, Roahen’s images provide valuable information for visitors to the monument as well as for historians, biolo