| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
80 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 80) |
| Summary |
A detailed, comic-book style to depicting 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. |
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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 sixeen pages, with every phrase given a visual interpretation that will resonate with young readers. |
| Audience |
9-14. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 0.5 128239. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address -- Juvenile literature.
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Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre/Form |
Graphic novels.
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| ISBN |
9780061561764 trade bdg. |
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0061561762 trade bdg. |
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9780061561757 paperback : bdg. |
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0061561754 paperback : bdg. |
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