{"product_id":"call-me-bill-9781772620788","title":"Call Me Bill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gorgeously illustrated historical graphic novel based on a real person who, defying gender expectations, left home in search of adventure and a more authentic life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was April 1, 1873. In the middle of the night, Sarah Jane spotted flares off the coast of her island home. She woke her father, who quickly gathered their neighbours. Over the next several hours, rescuers pulled 429 traumatized survivors out of the wreckage of the \u003ci\u003eSS Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, a White Star Line passenger steamship. But 535 people didn't survive, including Bill, a sailor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, this story isn't about death--it's about living. Swapping out their dress for a pair of pants, Bill had run away from New Jersey in search of adventure, anonymity, and a place in the world. When they were hired to work on a cargo steamer, everything seemed to fall into place--but it didn't take long for Bill to realize they were really just searching for a place where they could be themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver four years of heavy research, debut graphic novelist Lynette Richards painstakingly gathered details of this story from a range of historic newspapers from all over the world. By taking a creative nonfiction approach to storytelling, Richards was able to speak to the courage that readers will recognize as necessary for self-discovery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCall Me Bill\u003c\/i\u003e, Richards shares the remarkable life story of a tenacious adventurer who took huge risks to live an authentic life that others would have had difficulty imagining. Set against the backdrop of the worst maritime disaster before the Titanic, this story is an exploration of identity and radical imagination that echoes across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emanata\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772620788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 85","brand":"Lynette Richards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42289502224565,"sku":"9781772620788","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c5610384-1b29-4d93-9139-c96d8ed148aa.jpg?v=1658200603","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/call-me-bill-9781772620788","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}