num_pages: 213
description: The story of Nat Turner and his slave rebellionwhich began on August 21 1831 in Southampton County Virginiais known among school children and adults. To some he is a hero a symbol of Black resistance and a precursor to the civil rights movement; to others he is monstera murderer whose name is never uttered.In Nat Turner acclaimed author and illustrator Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this moving and historically accurate story of Nat Turners slave rebellion. Told nearly wordlessly every image resonates with the reader as the brutal story unfolds.This graphic novel collects all four issues of Kyle Bakers critically acclaimed miniseries together for the first time in hardcover and paperback. The book also includes a new afterword by Baker. A hauntingly beautiful historical spotlight. A- Entertainment Weekly Bakers storytelling is magnificent. Variety Intricately expressive faces and trenchant dramatic pacing evoke the diabolic slave trades real horrors. The Washington Post Bakers drawings are worthy of a critics attention.Los Angeles Times Bakers suspenseful and violent work documents the slave trades atrocities as no textbook can with an emotional power approaching that of Maus.Library Journal starred review
language: English
title: Nat Turner
publisher: Abrams ComicArts