The Story of the Jews: A 4,000-Year Adventure—A Graphic History Book
A Fresh Look at 4,000 Years of Jewish History—Authoritative, Complete...Funny
Through witty, illustrated narrative, celebrated artist Stan Mack will take you on a rewarding pictorial journey through 4,000 years of ups and downs in Jewish history. The first "graphic history book" of its kind, The Story of the Jews celebrates the major characters and events that have shaped the Jewish people and culture, illustrating what it means to be Jewish. You will visit all the major Jewish happenings from biblical times to the twenty-first century—from Abraham and Sarah on the banks of the Euphrates to the Diaspora, intermarriage, and the State of Israel. Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, The triumph of King David, The creation of the Talmud, The rise of Christianity and Islam, The Crusades, The Inquisition, The Enlightenment, Life in the new Babylon (the United States), The birth of the state of Israel, And—of course—the world's first “Oy!”
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Book details
- Author
- Stan Mack
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 304
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism › History
- Topics
- Jewish history · Judaism · Jewish culture · the Diaspora · State of Israel · biblical history · illustrated narrative
- ISBN-13
- 9781580231558 (Paperback)9781683364436 (Hardcover)
About the author
STAN MACK is an award-winning cartoonist and former art director of the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and the author and/or illustrator of over a dozen books for children, teens and adults, including The Story of the Jews: A 4,000 Year Adventure—A Graphic History Book.
Mack has created cartoon features for Adweek, Bon Appetit, Modern Maturity, Natural History, the New York Times and the New Yorker.
When he’s not writing, Mack collaborates with Janet Bode on books for teens. Much of his work draws on his background as a cartoonist to tell stories across graphic and illustrated formats.