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Subtitle: Volume 1: From the Civil War Era To the Atomic Age. Presents famous photographs, discusses the seven history-making events depicted and shows how the photographs shaped public sentiment and government policies. Photographs: Abraham Lincoln; Old Faithful (Yellowstone National Park); Five Cents a Spot; Home of an Italian Ragpicker (poverty); The Little Spinner (Great Depression); Old Glory Goes Up on Mount Suribachi (WWII); Truman's Historic Decision--Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. Primary sources. | |