A review by cj_jones
The Gettysburg Address: A Graphic Adaptation by Aaron McConnell, Jonathan Hennessey

4.0

As a history major, I loved this book. I'm fairly certain this would be a satisfying read if you weren't a history major, though. The graphic presentation helps to break things down into digestible paragraphs rather than imposing blocks of text, and if you have a more visual learning style and found history boring and impenetrable, there's that too. The art is pretty good, the pages have a nice weight to them that says 'this is kind of important'. The book covers the American Revolution through LBJ, so the whole story can be told. That's one of the most important things in history--relating the stories. That's why most kids find history dull, is what I think. The chapters are begun with full page panels that, one by one, put forth the text of the speech; words engraved in stone suggest the carving of the speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The arguments are pleasantly comprehensive, and paint neither side as 'the bad guy'. There's supporting text from first-hand sources. Best of all, I have a richer and better understanding of the subject. I am tremendously satisfied and will probably get their US Constitution book next.