True Stories of the Civil War (Graphic Library: Stories of War) by Nel Yomtov


True Stories of the Civil War (Graphic Library: Stories of War)
Title : True Stories of the Civil War (Graphic Library: Stories of War)
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ISBN : 1429686243
ISBN-10 : 9781429686242
Language : English
Format Type : Library Binding
Number of Pages : 32
Publication : First published August 1, 2012

Step back in time and experience the Civil War through the stories of the people who lived through it. Witness the first shots on Fort Sumter. Hear blood-curdling rebel yells. Experience a brutal battle at sea. True Stories of the Civil War doesnt just tell you the tales of war. It drops you into the thick of combat.

True Stories of the Civil War (Graphic Library: Stories of War) Reviews

  • Laura

    I want to give this 1 star, but the art is nice and consistent with clean lines - but that’s about as nice as I can get.

    I know this is a children’s graphic novel about the civil war, but damn - misinformation and misdirection abounds. Antietam was a Union victory? On paper only. In fact, before Gettysburg, the Confederacy looked like an unstoppable machine. This editing to be in favor of the USA really doesn’t tell a great story of how bloody and long the Civil War was.

    And I’m not trying to be pro-CSA here. I think it’s wild that this book goes on to tell little anecdotes of how these traitors to the USA had LITTLE consequence and went on to live in society like NOTHING had happened. This romanticizing of the Confederate leaders really needs to stop. And I say this as a person who finds Sherman’s March to Sea and the subsequent demolition of Southern infrastructure as absolutely abhorrent.

    One last gripe here - only one little mention of women in the war? We didn’t even get to be in illustrations. Not one black solider depicted in a picture? C’MON.

    I can’t recommend this book to anyone.

  • Lionheart

    Rated 3.5 stars
    Ages 12+

  • Carol

    Quick read. Could be helpful for a child essay on Civil War battles.

  • Kelly G

    Another quick read, informative. Good for schools to have in their library.

  • Stephen Snyder

    This is a wonderfully done graphic history book. This great tapestry of eyewitness accounts interwoven with vibrant illustrations will help launch nonreaders into wanting to read more as they conduct their own personal research on the War that nearly tore our country asunder.