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 ожоис 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. Eleganz2009 г Твердый переплет, 80 стр ISBN 0061561762. |