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In "A Study in Scarlet", when a man is found lying dead in a room,
with only the word "Rache" scrawled on the wall as a clue, it is up
to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to solve the case! In "The
Speckled Band", Sherlock Holmes must solve the mysterious death of
a young woman's sister, before it is too late! Classics Illustrated
tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering
an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also
includes a biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a list of all of
Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries and study questions, which
can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the
reader in the work at hand.
For nearly thirty years, Mort Künstler has focused his
considerable artistic talent on interpreting the Civil War. In
crafting his work to reflect poignant moments or critical instances
of the conflict, he has turned to leading historians and
scholars?such as Henry Steele Commager, James McPherson, William C.
Davis, and James I. Robertson Jr.?for informative details that he
has then translated on canvas to create an indelible image of this
defining ordeal in America's history. More than 160 of these
images?supplemented by preliminary sketches, early studies, and
photographs of works in progress?are the basis for the four volumes
in this series.
This final volume of Mort Künstler's Civil War paintings covers
the almost two-year period from the last shots fired at Gettysburg
to the conclusion of the war and the beginning of national
restoration. This time was punctuated with costly clashes at
various crossroads in Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee. While the
outcome of the war seemed inevitable, final victory proved to be as
elusive as it had been since the first shots of the war. Events
from the summer of 1863 to the spring of 1864—Ulysses S. Grant's
victory at Vicksburg, the aftermath of Gettysburg, the Confederate
raid into Indiana and Ogio, the Confederate attack at Chicakmunga
and the siege of Chattanooga, and Grant's appearance in Washington
as general in chief—are portrayed by Künstler's The
Glorious Fourth, Veterans of Gettysburg, Morgan's Ohio Raid, Eye of
the Storm, and White House Gala. The artist's brush
shows a countryside in flames after the battle of the Wilderness,
with Grant's line advancing toward Petersburg, where Lee's army is
trapped, and William T. Sherman leaving Atlanta to march almost
unopposed across Georgia toward Savannah in No Turning Back,
The Bloody Angle, and "War Is Hell!" The ruination of
the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Spring Hill, Franklin, and
Nashville in late 1864; the capture of Fort Fisher near Wilmington,
North Carolina, in January 1865; and the surrender at Appomattox
Court House are portrayed in Confederate Crossing, Bringing
Cleburne In, The Gunner and the Colonel, "We Still Love You,
General Lee," and Salute of Honor. In assessing this
volume of paintings, Professor James I. Robertson comments, "No
artist is more aware of the Civil War's human emotions than Mort
Künstler.... [He] has that rare talent of not only capturing on
canvas a moment in time; he has an enviable ability to bring a
scene alive and give it feeling. years of effort and dedication
have made the name Mort Künstler the hallmark of Civil War art."
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