Gettysburg Photos Colorized: 90 Battlefield Photographs Transformed Into Color

Nothing to brings the Civil War to life like color photos! You've probably seen some of the old photographs of the Civil War, including the many taken immediately after the battle of Gettysburg. They were of course taken in black & white, making the subjects look ancient, long ago and far away. But now we've converted those photos into color, and for the first time you'll see how the subjects really looked - the battlefield, the town, and the people.. Colorizing these photos gives them a much more contemporary look, making you realize that the Civil War wasn't all that long ago, and color brings out the small details that often go unnoticed in the black & white photos.. Although no photos were taken during the actual battle, many were taken within two or three days of the event, and the best of them are included in this book, along with detailed commentary explaining the circumstances surrounding each photo, accompanied by maps showing their general location on the battlefield. As a bonus, the book includes colorized photos taken the day of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.. The intent of the colorizing process was not to make the photos look "pretty," but to make them look realistic - how the scene actually looked at the time, in full color.. A must-have book for any Civil War enthusiast!