The Battle of Churubusco

Description:

"A soldier under fire faces a crisis of conscience in this remarkable work of historical graphic fiction. In 1847, Mexican suburb Churubusco was the stronghold of the San Patricios, a motley battalion of soldiers--even some runaway American slaves--who deserted the United States army for a just, if suicidal, cause. In this graphic novel, Ferraris tells their story through the eyes of Gaetano Rizzo (based on a real soldier). A twenty-two-year-old Sicilian immigrant, he is promised citizenship and a parcel of land if he will fight to take California away from Mexico. Soon, he sees the cruelty he is being ordered to inflict is no different from what he had escaped from"--Back cover.

subjects: Campaigns,  Churubusco, Battle of, Mexico City, Mexico, 1847,  Mexican War, 1846-1848,  Comic books, strips,  Comics & graphic novels, historical fiction,  Mexico, fiction,  United states, fiction,  COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Historical Fiction,  COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Literary,  Military campaigns,  Mexican War (1846-1848) fast (OCoLC)fst01019173,  Churubusco, Battle of, (Mexico City, Mexico : 1847) fast (OCoLC)fst00861178,  Churubusco, Battle of, Mexico City, Mexico, 1847 -- Comic books, strips, etc,  Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Campaigns -- California -- Comic books, strips, etc

Places: California