Attn: Book Reviewers, Civil War Buffs, Librarians, Historians
Contact: Halli Casser-Jayne
Email: antietam@hcjstudio.com
http://www.hcjstudio.com
Phone: 304.283.1163
/24-7PressRelease/ - SHARPSBURG, MD, April 18, 2006 - Barnes and Noble Booksellers Power Plant and the Baltimore Civil War Museum, in an unusual joint venture, will host an all day event featuring H. Casser-Jayne and an exhibition of the images from her new book, STILL LIFE images of ANTIETAM, April 23, 2006, at their respective locations.
From 11 am -1 pm, Ms. Casser-Jayne will be at the Baltimore Civil War Museum to sign her book and talk about the photographs on display at 601 President Street. From 2 pm -4 pm, she will be at Barnes and Noble's historic Power Plant store, 601 E. Pratt St., in the heart of Baltimore's Inner Harbor signing copies of the book.
STILL LIFE, images of ANTIETAM has received rave reviews. The first serious book of photographs to be taken of the Antietam Battlefield since the Civil War, the 152-page volume is a deeply emotional look at the single bloodiest day in American history. Featuring 70 duotone images and 70 Civil War era quotes, a foreword by Antietam National Battlefield Superintendent John Howard and a history of the battle by eminent historian Dr. Thomas G. Clemens, the book sells for $32.95.
"STILL LIFE images of ANTIETAM, takes the reader on a journey through America's bloodiest day via insightful quotes and often poignant imagery," says Antietam National Battlefield Chief Historian, Ted Alexander. Dr. Joseph L. Harsh says, "This is a book for those who reach out to feel the past."
Casser-Jayne knows something about war. A foreign correspondent in the 1980's, Ms. Casser-Jayne reported form war-torn El Salvador and guerrilla-infested Guatemala. In an airplane hanger in Guatemala, Casser-Jayne broke ranks with pool reporters managing an exclusive interview with a freedom fighter about to be exiled from his country. The San Francisco Examiner ran the story, but Ms. Casser-Jayne never felt she'd done the young man justice. "He believed to the core of his being his cause was just. The story I wrote was appropriately fact-based and informational," she said in a recent interview. "The large coffee-bean eyes of the guerilla (we call them terrorists today) all I could see of his scarf-covered face, was the closest to an emotional description my editor allowed in the piece. Still, these many years later, I remain haunted by the young man's eyes. They spoke volumes. He cared. He was passionate about what he cared about. Was what he did in the name of what he believed right? Probably, not. But the point is, he was passionate, if misguided. Sometimes, it feels as if American's have lost their passion. We forget what it is like to be the dispossessed. I hope to remind everyone by approaching Antietam from an emotional viewpoint."
For further information on the event contact Barnes and Noble Booksellers at 410.385.1709, the Baltimore Civil War Museum at 410.385.6188 or visit http://www.hcjstudio.com.
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