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Sto caricando le informazioni... Call Me Bill (2022)di Lynette Richards
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Call Me Bill is a creative nonfiction graphic novel about Maggie/Bill, a young person who died tragically in a shipwreck after spending part of their life as a sailor. This short volume packs a punch with gray watercolor art that evokes the feeling of being at sea and a historical story that will be new and important to many readers. I'm grateful that Richards recognized the significance in this story and felt inspired to share it with us. My only wish is that we had more surviving information about Maggie/Bill for a longer graphic novel! Thank you to Emanata and Edelweiss for providing a copy for review. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"It was April 1, 1873. In the middle of the night, Sarah Jane spotted flares off the coast of her island home. She woke her father, who quickly gathered their neighbours. Over the next several hours, rescuers pulled 429 traumatized survivors out of the wreckage of the SS Atlantic. But 535 people didn't survive, including Bill, a sailor. However, this story isn't about death--it's about living. Swapping out their dress for a pair of pants, Bill had run away from New Jersey in search of adventure, anonymity, and a place in the world. Everything seemed to fall into place when they were hired to work on a cargo steamer--but it didn't take long for Bill to discover that they weren't quite as anonymous as they thought. In Call Me Bill, debut graphic novelist Lynette Richards explores the history behind the worst maritime disaster of the 19th century, and uncovers the remarkable life story of a tenacious adventurer called Bill. This story explores identity, courage, and the radical imagination of someone who took huge risks to live an authentic life that others would have had difficulty imagining."-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The writing and drawing were adequate, but I found myself more interested in the firsthand accounts occasionally reprinted in the story and found myself doing some internet research after finishing the book to get a better understanding of how the shipwreck occurred and played out since the details in the graphic novel are a bit vague and sketchy. ( )