{"product_id":"smithsonian-civil-war-hardcover","title":"Smithsonian Civil War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSmithsonian Institution\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil Kagan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJon Meacham\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. From among tens of thousands of Civil War objects in the Smithsonian's collections, curators handpicked 550 items and wrote a unique narrative that begins before the war through the Reconstruction period. The perfect gift book for fathers and history lovers, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e combines one-of-a-kind, famous, and previously unseen relics from the war in a truly unique narrative. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader inside the great collection of Americana housed at twelve national museums and archives and brings historical gems to light. From the National Portrait Gallery come rare early photographs of Stonewall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant; from the National Museum of American History, secret messages that remained hidden inside Lincoln's gold watch for nearly 150 years; from the National Air and Space Museum, futuristic Civil War-era aircraft designs. Thousands of items were evaluated before those of greatest value and significance were selected for inclusion here. Artfully arranged in 150 entries, they offer a unique, panoramic view of the Civil War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION is the largest museum complex in the world.\u003ci\u003e Smithsonian Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e features objects from 12 Smithsonian museums and research centers and text by 49 curators with expertise in a variety of fields. NEIL KAGAN specializes in producing innovative illustrated books. As the former publisher for Time-Life Books, he created numerous book series, including \u003ci\u003eVoices of the Civil War, Our American Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Life Was Like\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited \u003ci\u003eGreat Battles of the Civil War, Great Photographs of the Civil War, Concise History of the World, Eyewitness to the Civil War, Atlas of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Untold Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 11.33 x 9.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52490500374821,"sku":"9781588343895","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/5104\/0293\/files\/B7AVMYZ87C9781588343895.webp?v=1780078436","url":"https:\/\/world-safari-shops.myshopify.com\/products\/smithsonian-civil-war-hardcover","provider":"World Safari Shops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}