The Battle of Churubusco

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American Rebels in the Mexcian-American War

By Andrea Ferraris

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The Battle of Churubusco recounts the harrowing story of the San Patricios, a diverse battalion including runaway American slaves who deserted the U.S. Army to fight for Mexico during the 1847 battle near Mexico City. Told through the eyes of Gaetano Rizzo, a Sicilian immigrant who joins the army seeking a new life, the graphic novel explores themes of loyalty, cruelty, and justice. Andrea Ferraris employs a striking charcoal style to bring this historical conflict and its moral complexities to life.
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This graphic novel will appeal to readers interested in historical conflicts, moral dilemmas in wartime, and evocative graphic storytelling. Fans of historical fiction and graphic novels with a mature, reflective tone will find it compelling.

A soldier under fire faces a crisis of conscience in this remarkable work of historical graphic fiction.

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Today, Churubusco is a residential suburb of Mexico City. But in 1847, it was the stronghold of the San Patricios, a motley battalion of soldiers—including some runaway American slaves—who deserted the United States Army for a just, if suicidal, cause.

In this graphic novel, The Battle of Churubusco, Andrea Ferraris uses a bold charcoal technique to tell the story of the San Patricios through the eyes of Gaetano Rizzo, a 22-year-old Sicilian immigrant (based on a real soldier of the time). Promised citizenship and a parcel of land, Rizzo joins the U.S. Army in the fight to take California away from Mexico. Before long, he realises that the cruelty he is ordered to inflict is no different from the horrors he had escaped from in his home country.

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The Battle of Churubusco is praised for its cinematic quality and powerful artistry, with The Comics Journal describing it as "cinematic in the extreme" and "cruelly beautiful," evoking the atmosphere of a classic historical film.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683960577

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 January 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 241.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 200

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Adult Graphic Novels Andrea Ferraris Fiction Graphic Novels

About the Author

Andrea Ferraris (b. 1966, Genoa, Italy) has worked for Disney for more than 20 years and also draws Donald Duck stories for the Danish publisher Egmont. He lives in Paris. Jamie Richards is an Italian-to-English translator from Southern California currently based in Milan, Italy. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Oregon and an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa.