Author Book Talk: Text by Sarah Crabtree, Art by Melissa Philley, Quaker, Whaler, Traitor, Spy! The Trials of William Rotch

In art and text, author Sarah Crabtree and illustrator Melissa Philley focus on the story of NB businessman William Rotch (1734-1828) and demonstrate the power of comics to illuminate the power of the archive, the contingencies of narrative, and the motivations of historical actors.