Ronnie Lankford

When we think about the local history of Appomattox – or any history – it’s easy to think about the written word; or, if you visit the Surrender Grounds at the National Park, history as represented by architecture and the surrounding land. But history also can be effectively told with photographs, or least history from the last 150 years or so since the invention of the camera. If you don’t think this is true, take a quick peek at Patrick A. Schroeder (pictured here) and Scott Frantel’s Appomattox County from Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series.