Gettysburg: The Graphic Novel by C.M. Butzer

Once I found this book I thought it would be a great idea for a graphic novel. I believe descriptions and details of pictures can explain a specific time period better than any words. My favorite parts of the book is in the front when he lays out a map of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1863 and also where Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania. It gives a reader an image in their mind of where this is taking place and also to realize that this did happen in the United States not too far from where they life. Another very crutial piece of this graphic novel is the cast of characters right directly after the map. I think this cast of characters helped the reader understand who was talking and in pictures at specific time periods. The one downfall about this is that there are so many pictures and it is very hard to distinguish them throughout the book.

The beginning of the book was difficult for me to follow. Every time the day changed it seemed like there were so many different things going on at once and it was hard for me to totally understand what was happening. I beleive the most important thing in the book was the Gettysburg Address from President Lincoln. The battle was important but there needed to be a way to generate a better understanding for the reader. If the book was more similar to the ending and Lincoln's speech I think the reader could have a better view of Gettysburg.