Many of these thumbnail diagrams are analysis of famous landscape paintings by some of the most successful landscape artists. And then in the later part of the book, are color studies and painting examples by Edgar Payne. It is great to see how he explored color as a compositional aspect as much as he did the more structural underpinning of landscape compositions.
A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the moral issue of slavery. In fact, it was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key issue was states' rights. The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn't support, especially laws interfering with the South's right to keep slaves and take them wherever they wished.
AKA The War Between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence, War for the Union, Second American Revolution, War of Northern Aggression and War of Southern Aggression. The American Civil War was fought during 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 & 1865.Issues involving the slavery for the North and states rights for the South erupted into a full-scale war following the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860.he war began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter. and ended on June 22, 1865 with the Confederate raider CSS Shenandoah firing the last shot of the Civil War in the Bering Strait, more than two months after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. 1  Civil War Leaders. 2  Civil War P.O.W. 3  Camps.