Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2)

by Nathan Hale (Author)

Each of the books in Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales has elements of the strange but true and is presented in an engaging, funny format, highlighting the larger-than-life characters that pop up in real history. Big Bad Ironclad! covers the history of the amazing ironclad steam warships used in the Civil War.

From the ship's inventor, who had a history of blowing things up and only 100 days to complete his project, to the mischievous William Cushing, who pranked his way through the whole war, this book is filled with surprisingly true facts and funny, brave characters that modern readers will easily relate to.

Praise for Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad

"Livelier than the typical history textbook but sillier than the many outstanding works on the Civil War available for young readers, this will appeal to both history buffs and graphic-novel enthusiasts."--Kirkus Reviews

"Readers interested in American history will enjoy these graphic novels... Comic panels of varying sizes enhance the real-life events and support the stories' over-the-top humor... the writing is accessible and entertaining; author Hale's style gives readers an insider-y, you-are-there-type scoop."--Horn Book

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Kirkus Reviews

Livelier than the typical history textbook but sillier than the many outstanding works on the Civil War available for young readers, this will appeal to both history buffs and graphic-novel enthusiasts.

Horn Book Magazine

Readers interested in American history will enjoy these graphic novels... Comic panels of varying sizes enhance the real-life events and support the stories' over-the-top humor... the writing is accessible and entertaining; author Hale's style gives readers an insider-y, you-are-there-type scoop.
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series. He also wrote and illustrated the graphic novels One Trick Pony and Apocalypse Taco. Hale lives in Utah, and you can find him online.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781419703959
Lexile Measure
280
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Publication date
August 20, 2012
Series
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales
BISAC categories
JNF025270 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - Civil War Period
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
Library of Congress categories
History
United States
Comic books, strips, etc
Civil War, 1861-1865
Comics (Graphic works)
Naval operations
Confederate States of America
Monitor (Ironclad)
1861-1865
Naval operations]vComic books, strips, etc
Cartoons and comics. 55: 0
Merrimack (Frigate)
Cybils
Finalist 2012 - 2012
Black-Eyed Susan Award
Nominee 2014 - 2015

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