Gettysburg The Graphic Novel
Gettysburg The Graphic Novel by C. M. Butzer, published by HarperCollins on December 23, 2008, is an illustrated work that presents a unique visual interpretation of one of America’s most significant historical events. This 80-page graphic novel focuses on the Battle of Gettysburg and the context surrounding Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address, utilizing a comic-book style to engage readers with the historical narrative.
In this edition, C. M. Butzer employs primary sources, including first-person letters, diaries, and speeches, to authentically depict the events leading up to Lincoln’s speech and the national movement for a memorial. The graphic novel spans eighteen pages dedicated to the address itself, offering a visual representation of each phrase that aims to resonate with young readers. This approach not only highlights the historical significance of the 19th-century events but also makes the content accessible and engaging for a juvenile audience interested in history and social science.
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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.
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