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Out: Due Jun 6 2013 |
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YAGN 973.7092 Geary |
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In at SP (Spencer Road) |
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| Geary's Treasury of Victorian Murder series arrives at its period's most notorious American homicide and dispels fears that its version couldn't measure up to previous accounts of the crime. Covering the period March 4-July 7, 1865 (Lincoln's second inauguration to the execution of Booth's four condemned coconspirators), Geary limns, in his trademark style recalling nineteenth-century newspaper engravings, the many figures directly affected by the assassination, expanding upon the most important. The latter include, besides victim and killer, Mrs. Lincoln, Secretary of War Stanton, failed assassin (of Secretary of State Seward) Lewis Powell, and coconspirator David Herold (who fled with Booth). As in previous Treasury volumes, the killer is the predominant protagonist, and Geary's Booth is as frightening and pathetic as any all-prose chronicler has made him. The maps and cutaway floor plans (with characters in place) that Geary provides make perhaps the most powerful impact of any panels in an impressive rendering, for they facilitate imagining nineteenth-century interior space. Another honorable entry in a fascinating series. ((Reviewed June 1 & 15, 2005)) Copyright 2005 Booklist Reviews. | | | |
| Geary's newest graphic novel in the Treasury of Victorian Murder series chronicles the 62 days between the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln and the burial of his body in Springfield, Illinois. This graphic novel is like a re-enactment one would see on a crime TV show like America's Most Wanted. Broken down into five sections, the first focuses on Abraham Lincoln. The section on conspirators details the many Confederate sympathizers in Washington D.C. The next sections quickly run through Good Friday and the assassination, the escape of Booth, and the burials of both Lincoln and Booth. The graphic novel creates a balanced, informative, and entertaining read. The b&w art's shading is reminiscent of woodcut artwork and pays close attention to details of the time period such as clothing and architecture. Booth is portrayed in a balanced manner, but Mary Todd Lincoln is portrayed very negatively. In panels, the artwork portrays her as a dumpy, insecure, but domineering woman. While there is a lot more writing per page compared to other graphic novels, it is clear and concise making it easy to follow. This obviously well-researched graphic novel is a must for graphic novel collections in school media centers as it has clear curriculum connections. Highly Recommended. Kristin Fletcher-Spear, Teen Librarian, Foothills Branch Library, Glendale, Arizona © 2006 Linworth Publishing, Inc. | | | |
| This latest volume of Geary's series A Treasury of Victorian Murder is a must-read for those who are only familiar with cursory details of Lincoln's assassination. Geary's meticulous research and vivid illustrations create a fascinating narrative that covers the 62 days between March 4 and May 4, 1865, and provide a wealth of information on murderous thespian and Southern loyalist John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators, some of whom backed out of the assassination plot. Geary paints Booth as a man with an exorbitant need for attention and aggrandizement. History shows he achieved the attention he sought, but rather than being hailed as a hero to the South, Booth found himself regarded as an utter villain by those whose favor he hoped to garner. Geary also gives much attention to the bizarre elements of the case, such as Lincoln's ominous dreams of his own death, the strange actions of Secretary of War Edwin McMasters Stanton and the shockingly lax security around the president, all the more alarming when coupled with obvious hints beforehand that something foul was afoot in the capital. With his elegant pen-and-ink art and knack for sifting memorable and unusual details from history, Geary renders this familiar true story in riveting and thorough detail. (Aug.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. | | | |
Gr 7 Up -This book will have even reluctant readers immersed in history. It covers Lincoln's assassination, the events that led up to it, and the aftermath. Geary also makes a point of bringing up still-unanswered questions, like the whereabouts of the missing pages of John Wilkes Booth's journal. Readers will learn many unusual facts, including why the Grants might have declined the Lincolns' invitation to Ford's Theatre and how Booth's body was identified after his death by the initials he had carved into his right hand. Many of the black-and-white drawings are very striking, some filling all or most of a page. Notable images include those of Lincoln's prophetic dream about being assassinated, the removal of Lincoln's brain dislodging the flattened bullet, and Booth being shot while the tobacco barn burned around him. This last image is one of the few instances of fictionalizing (we can't know what Booth looked like at that moment since we don't even know who shot him), but otherwise this is as factual as any book a student would use for research. Readers who were fascinated by the engrossing story of Booth and his family in James Cross Giblin's Good Brother, Bad Brother (Clarion, 2005) will enjoy this graphic novel, but even teens who know nothing about the tragedy will find their heads chock-full of information when they're finished reading this book.-Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library [Page 240]. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. | | | |
| Continuing in his Treasury of Victorian Murder series, Geary turns his attention to the most famous American murder of the period, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Detailing the planning and execution of the murder, Geary also examines the background and psychology of Booth, an acclaimed actor who was certain that the murder of the president would make him a hero in the eyes of the South. Also depicted is the strange behavior of Lincoln on the day of the assassination, a larger conspiracy plot that targeted members of the Lincoln cabinet, and the aftermath of the assassination, including the manhunt for Booth and the death and funeral of President Lincoln Geary's meticulous research and detailed drawing illuminates facts that might not be known by those who, like this reviewer, have only a passing familiarity with the Lincoln assassination. Geary's cleanly shaded black-and-white artwork does an excellent job of expressing the various personalities involved in the plot and grounds the narrative in a real-world time and place. With a less sensational subject than previous volumes, this book might not attract new readers to the series but will delight those who are already fans.-Merideth Jenson-Benjamin $8.95 Trade pb. ISBN 1-56163-426-3. 4Q 3P J S A/YA G Copyright 2005 Voya Reviews. | | |
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