“These books are a brilliant idea. This is history at its most engaging and dramatic.”
—Dave Eggers, author of Zeitoun and What Is the What
Devil Dog
The Amazing True Story of the Man Who Saved America
Description
Pulp History brings to life extraordinary feats of bravery, violence, and redemption that history has forgotten. These stories are so dramatic and thrilling they have to be true.
In DEVIL DOG, the most decorated Marine in history fights for America across the globe—and returns home to set his country straight.
Smedley Butler took a Chinese bullet to the chest at age eighteen, but that did not stop him from running down rebels in Nicaragua and Haiti, or from saving the lives of his men in France. But when he learned that America was trading the blood of Marines to make Wall Street fat cats even fatter, Butler went on a crusade. He threw the gangsters out of Philadelphia, faced down Herbert Hoover to help veterans, and blew the lid off a plot to overthrow FDR.
Reviews
“Amazing . . . Spain's comic pages and illustrations are great, as always. . . . This series is a great idea. . . [Devil Dog] is an excellent book, and a part of American history that needs telling.”
—R. Crumb
“These surprising stories leap off the colorful page in an utterly fresh way—history and dramatic storytelling live anew here. This entertaining series will appeal to readers of many different ages and experiences.”
—Doug Stanton, author of Horse Soldiers
“Pulp History is lively and rich, a rollicking rip through history. Unbelievable! But true.”
—Evan Thomas, author of The War Lovers and Sea of Thunder
