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In presenting his companion to the current exhibit of the same title at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (through Sept. 2, 2013), Rosenheim (curator, photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art) aims to go beyond the traditional Civil War coffee-table book by illustrating how photography was an important tool during the war, especially for the Northern population. In fact, he makes clear that his book "is not a history of the Civil War." His considerable text, along with the 200-plus photographs, shows how photography was used for propagand...Log In or Sign Up to Read More