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The Photographer's Boy : A Novel by Stephen Bates is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Photographer's Boy : A Novel about?

A set of antique photographic plates is the key to uncovering hidden truths of the Civil War, Great Depression, and 9/11 eras in this “unflinching” novel (Publishers Weekly). A teenage boy and his grandfather travel across America to attend that last great reunion of Civil War veterans at Gettysburg in 1938, where secrets and lies are revealed about the old man's past. Perhaps he was not the hero his grandson thought, but he still has a valuable treasure to reveal, which will shed intriguing light on the war and his part in it. Interweaving three periods of crisis in American history—the Civil War, the Depression, and 9/11—The Photographer's Boy explores the power of photography and journalism to inform or mislead; raises questions about love; and offers “an unflinching but sympathetic, often touching, look at the comforting fictions people wrap themselves in to protect themselves from the cold of reality” (Publishers Weekly).

Who reads The Photographer's Boy : A Novel?

Author

Stephen Bates

Publisher

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781497661066

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.9 / 5 (133 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14