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mayzinminthu's review
2.0
2.5! I have never read a historical graphic novel, and this wasn't terrible, but it did give me a headache trying to read the small text. I think it also lost the narrative elements with so much info-dumping.
morgcxn's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
A compact view of French imperialism.
ladyeremite's review
4.0
I'm not sure that I liked this book as much as some of the other books in this series - in particular Abina and the Important Men - since the primary sources are not as good to teach with and the story is less survey-history-level friendly. Nevertheless, my students in Modern France loved this book - the use of illustrations as well as the "history from below" angle of the French empire.
mbondlamberty's review
5.0
Fascinating read! In particular liked the portion after the primary sources where the story of the research and development of the book was described. Definitely a useful resource for APWH - social issues, political, environmental up the wazoo, cultural and whole bunch of economics too!
alissanelson's review
4.0
RIYL: getting angry about Western colonialism and capitalism. A good cautionary message for us public health types about recognizing whose interests we serve.