Nat Turner
Kyle Baker
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The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion--which began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginia--is known among school children and adults. To some he is a hero, a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement; to others he is monster--a murderer whose name is never uttered. In Nat Turner, acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this moving and historically accurate story of Nat Turner's slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly, every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds. Find teaching guides for Nat Turner and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources. This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Baker's critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker. "A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A-" --Entertainment Weekly "Baker's storytelling is magnificent." --Variety "Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trade's real horrors." --The Washington Post "Baker's drawings are worthy of a critic's attention."--Los Angeles Times "Baker's suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trade's atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus."--Library Journal, starred reviewBinding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Kyle BakerPublisher: Harry N. AbramsPublished: 07/01/2008ISBN: 9780810972278Pages: 207Weight: 1.26lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.28w x 0.84dReview Citations: Village Voice 12/17/2008 pg. 42School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 174
Nat Turner
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Nat Turner
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9780810972278
The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion--which began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginia--is known among school children and adults. To some he is a hero, a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement; to others he is monster--a murderer whose name is never uttered. In Nat Turner, acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this moving and historically accurate story of Nat Turner's slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly, every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds.
Find teaching guides for Nat Turner and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.
This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Baker's critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker.
"A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A-" --Entertainment Weekly
"Baker's storytelling is magnificent." --Variety
"Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trade's real horrors." --The Washington Post
"Baker's drawings are worthy of a critic's attention."--Los Angeles Times
"Baker's suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trade's atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus."--Library Journal, starred review
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kyle Baker
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 07/01/2008
ISBN: 9780810972278
Pages: 207
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.28w x 0.84d
Review Citations: Village Voice 12/17/2008 pg. 42
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 174
Find teaching guides for Nat Turner and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.
This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Baker's critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker.
"A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A-" --Entertainment Weekly
"Baker's storytelling is magnificent." --Variety
"Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trade's real horrors." --The Washington Post
"Baker's drawings are worthy of a critic's attention."--Los Angeles Times
"Baker's suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trade's atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus."--Library Journal, starred review
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kyle Baker
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 07/01/2008
ISBN: 9780810972278
Pages: 207
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.28w x 0.84d
Review Citations: Village Voice 12/17/2008 pg. 42
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 174
The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellion--which began on August 21, 1831, in Southampton County, Virginia--is known among school children and adults. To some he is a hero, a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement; to others he is monster--a murderer whose name is never uttered. In Nat Turner, acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this moving and historically accurate story of Nat Turner's slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly, every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds.
Find teaching guides for Nat Turner and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.
This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Baker's critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker.
"A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A-" --Entertainment Weekly
"Baker's storytelling is magnificent." --Variety
"Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trade's real horrors." --The Washington Post
"Baker's drawings are worthy of a critic's attention."--Los Angeles Times
"Baker's suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trade's atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus."--Library Journal, starred review
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kyle Baker
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 07/01/2008
ISBN: 9780810972278
Pages: 207
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.28w x 0.84d
Review Citations: Village Voice 12/17/2008 pg. 42
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 174
Find teaching guides for Nat Turner and other titles at abramsbooks.com/resources.
This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Baker's critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker.
"A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A-" --Entertainment Weekly
"Baker's storytelling is magnificent." --Variety
"Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trade's real horrors." --The Washington Post
"Baker's drawings are worthy of a critic's attention."--Los Angeles Times
"Baker's suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trade's atrocities as no textbook can, with an emotional power approaching that of Maus."--Library Journal, starred review
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Kyle Baker
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 07/01/2008
ISBN: 9780810972278
Pages: 207
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.28w x 0.84d
Review Citations: Village Voice 12/17/2008 pg. 42
School Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 174
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