Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War

Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil WarFeaturing 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,

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 05/05/2015
ISBN: 9780809094745
Pages: 224
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 8.10h x 10.20w x 0.80d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/16/2015
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2015
Library Journal 05/15/2015 pg. 62
Booklist 05/15/2015 pg. 42
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 115