Faces of Discord: The Civil War Era at the National Portrait Gallery

by National Portrait Gallery

Daniel Webster, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jefferson Davis, John Brown. We know their names and recall the place of each in our nation's history. But do we recognize their faces and those of the dozens of their contemporaries who forged a new and forward-looking America during the Civil War era? Faces of Discord is a look into the real faces of the leading historical figures of this turbulent and transformative time. Compiled from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061135844
• ISBN13: 9780061135842
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.0" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Faces of Discord

I found this 300 page volume of portraits and information on many Civil War persons englightening because there are pictures of the Famous and not so famous people who I have read and written about. I will treasure this volume for many years