History Comics: the Wild Mustang
Horses of the American West
First Second · Print & ebook · February 23, 2021
An American Library Association 2021 Best Graphic Novel for Children Turn back the clock with History Comics, First Second's new nonfiction graphic novel series!
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- Who it’s for
- A graphic history traces mustangs through changing human worlds and the American West.
- Themes
- Mustangs in American history, Mustang survival in changing landscapes, Horsemanship and horse-trading
- Genres
- Comics History, Horses, Native American Life (U.S.)
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An American Library Association 2021 Best Graphic Novel for Children Turn back the clock with History Comics, First Second's new nonfiction graphic novel series! In this volume, learn how wild mustangs were first introduced to America and how they still roam free today. On the North American plains, wild mustangs have roamed for generations . . . shaping human history and struggling to survive it. For the Spanish, they were a tool of conquest.
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For Native Americans, they brought on a new way of life where horsemanship and horse-trading were central. And for the entire world, wild mustangs became a renowned wonder of the American West. There are still thousands of mustangs in the wild today, but they struggle to survive in an ever-changing landscape and their future is by no means guaranteed.
Wild Horses, Long History
A graphic history traces mustangs through changing human worlds and the American West.
Come here for
- Mustangs at the crossroads of conquest, horsemanship, and the American West
- Wild horses whose story reaches into the present
Expect
- Nonfiction history told in graphic-novel form
- A look at pressures on mustangs still roaming today
Where it sits
| Horses | 95% |
|---|---|
| Comics History | 79% |
| Native American Life (U.S.) | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Horses
- U.S. History
- Comics History
- Authors
- Chris Duffy
- Publisher
- First Second
- Published
- February 23, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Mustangs in American history · Mustang survival in changing landscapes · Horsemanship and horse-trading
- Reading lane
- Horses