Calamity Before Jane: A Toon Graphic -- Noah Van Sciver, Hardcover
Calamity Jane and the stories surrounding her are famous, but this graphic novel for young readers 8 and up is here to tell the story of Martha Jane Canary--the real-life survivor, orphan, and storyteller behind the legend. In 1901, the Pan-American Exposition World's Fair was held in Buffalo, New York. Amongst spectacles like advancements in electricity and new inventions like the X-ray machine is a woman with a story--but not the one you've heard. Calamity Jane's life is shrouded in exaggerations and lies told to sell a more marketable version of reality, but cartoonist Noah Van Sciver is here to tell the truth: Martha Jane Cannary struggled throughout her life, from her childhood as a destitute orphan to her bitter adulthood as she watched the West she loved disappear before her eyes.
Author: Noah Van Sciver
Publisher: Toon Books
Published: 12/23/2025
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.7 lbs
Size: 10" H x 7.9" L x 0.4" W
ISBN: 9781662665400
