Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain: the Story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce (American Graphic)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain: the Story of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce (American Graphic)
By (Author) Rusty Zimmerman
Consultant editor Dr Troy Johnson
By (author) Agnieszka Biskup
Capstone Press
Capstone Press
1st December 2010
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography
Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: Memoirs, true stories and non-fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples
B
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Description
Chief Joseph wanted peace for his people. But the U.S. Army had different ideas. As the headman and spokesperson for the Nez Perce, Chief Joseph tried to do what was best for his people. Join him as he leads his people over vast plains and rugged mountains on the run from the U.S. army.
Reviews
The story of Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph gets comics treatment in this American Graphic series entry. It begins dramatically, with the exhausted Nez Perce in Montana, on the run after being forced from their Oregon homeland by the U.S. Army. The story then tracks back to 1845, when the Nez Perce came into the white men's sights, and though the Native Americans gave up some of their land to live in peace, the discovery of gold in Oregon changed everything. Their land was taken, and while Joseph tried negotiating, in the end their only recourse was to leave their ancestral homeland. That did not stop a full-out war that eventually led to Chief Joseph surrendering and uttering his famous line, "I will fight no more forever." The artwork, done in muted colors, has a rudimentary feel, but the words and pictures work together effectively. This book will spark questions in kids just learning about an unhappy part of American history.-- "Booklist"
Author Bio
Agnieszka Biskup is a writer and editor based in Chicago. She is a former science editor at the Boston Globe as well as a Knight Fellow at MIT, where she studied science journalism. She served as managing editor of the children's magazine Muse and has written numerous children's books in addition to many articles for newspapers, magazines, and websites. Her books have received awards from Learning magazine, the Association of Educational Publishers, the Society of School Librarians International, and have been chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. She is also a winner of the 2015 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in the Writing for Children category.
