I pre-ordered the Stokes Photo Book and picked it up Wednesday. The covers and content are very high quality and contain photos you will not see anywhere else. This book of photos is worth much more than $35.
I have seen many historic photos of my hometown Chattanooga, but this collection is amazing. My favorites are National Cemetery, Confederate Cemetery near UTC (well manicured), rare photos of Chickamauga Battlefield, detailed photos of the Civil War monuments shortly after they were built, Red Bank before roads or houses.
I plan to take this book out on a Sunday afternoon, stand where the photos were taken and see the before and after.
Thank you, Mr. Wilson, for making this book available to the public. Thanks to College Press, Chattanoogan.com and Connie Cooper Jones.
Tim Mason
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Tim, I totally agree. I received my copy in the mail today. Beautifully bound in high-quality material and photos are fantastic. The book includes hundreds of photos depicting many landmarks I had never heard of.
I, too, appreciate the many publications of John Wilson in the past. I have been an avid genealogy and local history buff for over 20 years and I try to lay my hands on all materials like this.
A treasure!
Jim Holcomb
Harrison
(Copies of the Stokes Photo Book are still available at $35 each, plus $5 for mailing. Make checks to Chattanoogan.com and mail to John Wilson, 129 Walnut St., Suite 416, Chattanooga, Tn., 37403)