biographical comics

"Graphic biography detailing Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and her efforts with other abolitionists to rescue dozens of those still enslaved"--Provided by publisher.

In graphic novel format looks at the life of twentieth-century American artist Andy Warhol.

In graphic novel format looks at the life of African American civil rights activist, Rosa Parks.

"... Silvano Landi is a successful writer, who at age 50, sees his family leaving him and his life harshly falling apart. Landi's great-grandfather, Mauro, is an anxious soldier being fed to the maw carnage in the First World War"--Back cover.

A comic adaptation of the diary penned by Anne Frank, a girl whose family was in hiding from the Nazis.

"This graphic imagining of Jane Austen's youth includes her creative awakening and her much-speculated-upon encounters with Tom Lefroy, a brash law student"--Provided by publisher.

"[This] graphic biography follows [Isaac] Newton as he proposes three laws that explain the motion of objects"--Provided by publisher.

"Experience the . . . story of the Native American civil rights movement and the resulting struggle for identity told through the high-flying career of West Coast rock 'n' roll pioneers Redbone. You've heard the hit song 'Come and Get Your Love' . . . but the story of the band behind it is one of cultural, political, and social importance. Brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas were talented Native American rock musicians that took the 1960s Sunset Strip by storm. They influenced The Doors and jammed with Jimmy Hendrix before he was 'Jimi,' and the idea of a band made up of all Native Americans soon followed. Determined to control their creative vision and maintain their cultural identity, they eventually signed a deal with Epic Records in 1969. But as the American Indian Movement gained momentum the band took a stand, choosing pride in their ancestry over continued commercial reward"--Provided by publisher.

"Known as the 'Father of Our Country,' George Washington lost his own father at the age of 11, was a surrogate father to Alexander Hamilton, and yet was never a father himself. In war and in peace, he left an unmistakable impression on his new nation in more ways than you know. 'George Washington: Soldier and Statesman!' tells the story of the United States' first president--from his rise as a soldier fighting for American freedom from Great Britain to his legacy as an impartial statesman who put his country before himself"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn about . . . Susan B. Anthony as she fought for social equality and women's suffrage"--Provided by publisher.