The Good Lord BirdThe Good Lord Bird
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Book, 2013
Current format, Book, 2013, , All copies in use.2013 National Book Award Winner Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856 - a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces - when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town - along with Brown, who believes Henry to be a girl and his good-luck charm. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 - one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBride's meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival. 'A boisterous, highly entertaining, altogether original novel.' The Washington Post 'So imaginative, you'll race to the finish.' NPR 'Outrageously entertaining . . . Never has mayhem been this much of a humdinger.' USA Today 'McBride . . . transcends history and makes it come alive.' Chicago Tribune
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- New York, New York : Riverhead Books, 2013.
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