Gettysburg : the graphic novel
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Information
New York : Bowen Press/Collins, c2009.
Physical Description
80 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Summary
Presents a comic book style depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg, the national movement to create a memorial at the battle site, and the day of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863, drawn from first-person letters, speeches, and other primary sources. The address itself is played out over sixteen pages, with every phrase given a visual interpretation that will resonate with young readers. Also contains page level author's notes and the Gettysburg Address, in both comic book and text forms.