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...
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...
The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby: 1862: A New Hampshire Teacher Goes to War
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The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby: 1862: A New Hampshire Teacher Goes to War
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780982415351 |
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| Publisher: | Comics Workshop |
| Publication date: | 04/12/2016 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 354 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.79(d) |
| Age Range: | 13 - 18 Years |