Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel

Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel
C. M. Butzer (Author, Illustrator)
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Politics & Government

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.

• Rank: #268479 in Books
• Brand: Harper Collins
• Published on: 2008-12-23
• Released on: 2008-12-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .51" h x 7.28" w x 9.30" l, .84 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 80 pages