Battle Lines
A Graphic History of the Civil War
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Featuring breathtaking panoramas and revelatory, unforgettable images, Battle Lines is an utterly original graphic history of the Civil War.
A collaboration between the award-winning historian Ari Kelman and the acclaimed graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, Battle Lines showcases various objects from the conflict (a tattered American flag from Fort Sumter, a pair of opera glasses, a bullet, an inkwell, and more), along with a cast of soldiers, farmers, slaves, and well-known figures, to trace an ambitious narrative that extends from the early rumblings of secession to the dark years of Reconstruction. Employing a bold graphic form to illuminate the complex history of this period, Kelman and Fetter-Vorm take the reader from the barren farms of the home front all the way to the front lines of an infantry charge.
A daring presentation of the war that nearly tore America apart, Battle Lines is a monumental achievement.
Customer Reviews
Incredible Book
I absolutely loved this book. Gives an amazing account of the war from several sides, and best of all from the peoples perspective.
Battle Lines
Changed my understanding on what really went down in the Civil War.