Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation(2024)

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

In stunning full color and accessible text, a graphic adaptation of the American Book Award winning history of the United States as told from the perspective of indigenous peoples—perfect for readers of all agesRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s influential New York Times bestseller exposed the brutality of this nation’s founding and its legacy of settler-colonialism and genocide. Through evocative full color artwork, renowned comic Paul Peart-Smithbringsthis watershed book to life, centering the perspective of the peoples displaced by Europeans and their white descendants to trace Indigenous perseverance over four centuries against policies intended to obliterate them.Recognized for his adaptation of W.E.B. DuBois’ Souls of Black Folk and his extensive expertise in the comics industry, Peart-Smith collaborates with experienced graphic novel editor Paul Buhle to provide an accessible introduction to a complex history that will attract new generations of readers of all ages.He draws from rarely seen visual material to shed new light on the incisive reframing of US history from Dunbar-Ortiz's original text. This gorgeous graphic adaptation will rekindle crucial conversations about the centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen that has largely been omitted from history.