The Archaeology Museum, in partnership with the Mobile County Public School System , is proud to announce the launch of our first ever graphic novel, Jean-Paul’s Daring Adventure: Stories from Old Mobile . The graphic novel is based on the real-life story of the LeSueur family who travelled
2,500 miles across the continent, from Canada to Mobile, in a birchbark canoe to settle
at Mobile, capital of La Louisiane, the first French colonial town in what would become
the United States. This epic story is told through the eyes of young Jean-Paul LeSueur
as he starts his new life in Mobile in the early eighteenth century.
This graphic novel is an excellent way to connect young readers with an important
part of Alabama’s history. «This engaging novel will draw readers into Indian encounters,
pirate attacks, long voyages, great courage and sacrifice that were all part of the
founding of Mobile! » - Dr. Susan Santoli, Professor, Leadership and Teacher Education,
University of South Alabama.
If you would like to purchase a class set, please contact us at (251) 460-6106.