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UNDER THE BANNER OF KING DEATH: Pirates of the Atlantic (Beacon Press) by Davgid Lester, Marcus Rediker (Paul Buhle, editor) was published in 2023. It tells the tale of how working sailors’ experience of violence and labor exploitation on the high seas would predispose them to become pirates. The art is rendered in glorious black and white watercolour, with a touch of film noir meets the 18th century.
PROPHET AGAINST SLAVERY:
Benjamin Lay, A Graphic Novel
Author, Artist: David Lester
Editors: Paul Buhle, Marcus Rediker
BOOK DETAILS of Prophet Against Slavery
1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike ($19.95) is available from:
AK Press (USA)
Between The Lines (Canada)
Amazon (Canada)
Amazon (USA)
$19.95 USD (plus $5.00 shipping)
Arbeiter Ring Publishing, 6.5″ × 10″ × .75″; 312 pp (Paper)
Graphic Novel / Historical Fiction / Art & Politics
AK Press (U.S.A.): akpress@akpress.org
LitDistCo / Fraser Direct Dist. (Canada): orders@litdistco.ca
Academic sales: Brunswick Books: info@brunswickbooks.ca
Global Book Marketing (U.K.): tz@globalbookmarketing.co.uk
ISBNs: 9781894037488; 1894037480
David Lester 
Hi Dave, My daughter, Kira, who is an archivist and frequently stops at the Downtown Library on her way home, brought your graphic history book 1919 home today. What a fabulous book! Congratulations! Best regards, Rebecca
Hi Rebecca, I just saw this note now…. THANKS for the congrats! I just finished creating a new graphic novel on an 18th century anti-slavery activist. Hope all is well with you. keep safe, David