Matthew B. Brady
Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer
Mathew B. Brady: Civil War Photographer was written by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk. Elizabeth Van Steenwyk has written many good books for young people including: Saddlebag Salesmen, The California Missions, Frederic Remington, The California Gold Rush: West with the Forty-Niners, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Woman of Courage. Elizabeth now lives in San Marino, California with her husband.
Mathew B. Brady was born somewhere between 1823 and 1824. His early life is somewhat a mystery. He was born in Warren County in New York and his parents might have been Irish immigrants. His middle name was even a mystery, when asked what the "B" stood for he said that he inserted it because it seemed "more distinguished." When he turned 16 he met William Page, a man wanting to become an artist. The both of them worked together, and Page's artistic abilities were most likely Brady's starting interest in becoming a photographer. In 1839 or 1840 Brady......
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