The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby (Hardcover): 1862: A New Hampshire Teacher Goes to War Contributor(s): Bennett, Marek (Author) |
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ISBN: 0982415362 ISBN-13: 9780982415368 Publisher: Comics Workshop OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - History - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
Series: Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.35 lbs) 354 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Marek Bennett's comics adaptation of this actual Civil War memoir brings to life the dry humor and grim conviction of teacher-turned-soldier Freeman Colby. Fiercely proud of his Granite State heritage, Freeman Colby bows to no one - not the rowdy students of his rural one-room schoolhouse, not the high-handed Union army officers in town, and certainly not those Rebel traitors causing all that trouble down South. But Colby needs work, and his ne'er-do-well little brother Newton needs looking after, so the boys enlist with a new regiment promising three years' pay and plenty of adventure in a growing war... |