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  civil rights     poland     childhood     holocaust     resistance     native americans     world war ii     authors     cuba     fidel castro     soldiers     terrorism     labor     great depression     abolition     emancipation     police violence     nazis     political campaigns     boxing  

Happiness Will Follow

  • Annotation:
    • This author’s memoir details growing up in poverty and his complicated relationship with his abusive single mother, and what it means to be Puerto Rican in America.
  • Creator:
  • Publication Information:
    • Classical Comics LTD, United Kingdom, 2020
  • Color or Black & White:
    • Color
  • Genre:
    • Autobiography/Memoir
  • Bibliography Available:
    • No
  • Original Language:
    • English
  • Historical Topic/Event:
    • child abuse
    • poverty
  • Geographic Setting:
    • Pennsylvania -- York
  • Date Range:
    • 1970s - 2000s
  • Tags:
  • Notes:
    • Eisner Award-nominated artist
Graphic History

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Graphic History is a database of available/in-print graphic novels dealing with historical settings, events, or people. It is hosted by the University of Iowa Libraries.
Learn more at http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/graphichistory.

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