{"product_id":"battle-lines-a-graphic-history-of-the-civil-war-hardcover","title":"Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Fetter-Vorm\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAri Kelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Fetter-Vorm\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing breathtaking panoramas and revelatory, unforgettable images, \u003ci\u003eBattle Lines\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly original graphic history of the Civil War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collaboration between the award-winning historian Ari Kelman and the acclaimed graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, \u003ci\u003eBattle Lines\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA daring presentation of the war that nearly tore America apart, \u003ci\u003eBattle Lines\u003c\/i\u003e is a monumental achievement.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Fetter-Vorm\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and illustrator. His \u003ci\u003eTrinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb \u003c\/i\u003ewas selected by the American Library Association as a Best Graphic Novel for Teens in 2013. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003cb\u003eAri Kelman\u003c\/b\u003e is the McCabe Greer Professor of the Civil War Era at Penn State University and the author of \u003ci\u003eA River and Its City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Misplaced Massacre\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Bancroft Prize and the Avery O. Craven Award. He is a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives in State College, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757692911904,"sku":"9780809094745","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bf325e6aaf938f18cef74c3267dbf42f.webp?v=1780109204","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/battle-lines-a-graphic-history-of-the-civil-war-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}