History comics

"When we think of war, we often focus on the battlefields. But during the war years of 1941 to 1945, Americans at home did whatever they could to support the troops and defeat the Nazis. While millions of soldiers ship out to fight on battlefronts in Europe and the Pacific, millions of men, women, and children step into new and exciting roles in cities and towns all across the United States. Four curious kids take us into factories, farms, and even kitchens to show what the fight on the home front looks like up close"--Provided by the publisher.

Transporting readers back to 1872 to see how national parks began, this guide to the American wilderness in graphic novel format introduces the people who fought against corruption and self-interest to protect these spaces for future generations.

"Three teenagers--Natalia, Jax, and Rashad--are magically transported from their modern lives to the legendary Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969. Escorted by Natalia's eccentric abuela (and her pet cockatiel, Rocky), the friends experience the police raid firsthand and are thrown into the infamous riots that made the struggle for LGBTQ rights front-page news"--Provided by publisher.

"Introduces readers to two brave Black women who stood up against segregation, setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott and showing the nation how positive change can start with a single defiant act"--Provided by publisher.

"In 1863, America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of engineering while waiting for an answer: Will those who connect the country be accepted into it?"-- Provided by publisher.

Transporting readers back to 1872 to see how national parks began, this guide to the American wilderness in graphic novel format introduces the people who fought against corruption and self-interest to protect these spaces for future generations.

"Three teenagers--Natalia, Jax, and Rashad--are magically transported from their modern lives to the legendary Stonewall Inn in the summer of 1969. Escorted by Natalia's eccentric abuela (and her pet cockatiel, Rocky), the friends experience the police raid firsthand and are thrown into the infamous riots that made the struggle for LGBTQ rights front-page news"--Provided by publisher.

A graphic-novel introduction to the history of mustangs explains how the wild horses were introduced to the Western Hemisphere and became a crucial part of American history.

A graphic-novel introduction to the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke Colony describes how a century before the Pilgrims, the first English settlers established the colony only to go missing in 1590, in an account by the creators of Science Comics that invites readers to draw informed conclusions.

"Turn back the clock with History Comics! This volume of First Second's new nonfiction series introduces readers to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986"--.