Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is familiar to all Americans. But never has his most famous speech — his 271 indelible words — been presented in such a visual and accessible format. Graphic artist and Civil War aficionado C. M. Butzer deftly uses a detailed, comic-book style to depict the Battle of Gettysburg; the national movement to create a memorial there; and the quiet day in 1863 when Lincoln delivered his galvanizing speech. Butzer uses only primary sources for the text, drawing from first-person letters and diaries, speeches, and Lincoln's own writing to unpack this series of historical events. The address itself is played out over eighteen pages, with every phrase given a visual interpretation that will resonate with young readers.
- Author
- C.M. Butzer
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 80
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 978-0-06-156175-7
- EAN
- 9780061561757
- Genres
- history, comics, war, historical, childrens, presidents
- Release date
- 2009
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