The good lord bird /
McBride, James, 1957-
The good lord bird / James McBride. - Large print edition. - 639 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. - Thorndike Press large print historical fiction . - Thorndike Press large print historical fiction. .
Prologue: Rare Negro papers found / by A.J. Watson -- pt. 1. Free deeds (Kansas) -- pt. 2. Slave deeds (Missouri) -- pt. 3. Legend (Virginia).
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town -- with Brown, who believes he's a girl. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.
National Book Award, 2013
1410464857 (large print : hardcover) 1594137838 (large print : paperback) 9781410464859 (large print : hardcover) 9781594137839 (large print : paperback)
2013033202
Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859--Fiction.
Large type books.
Historical fiction
The good lord bird / James McBride. - Large print edition. - 639 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. - Thorndike Press large print historical fiction . - Thorndike Press large print historical fiction. .
Prologue: Rare Negro papers found / by A.J. Watson -- pt. 1. Free deeds (Kansas) -- pt. 2. Slave deeds (Missouri) -- pt. 3. Legend (Virginia).
Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town -- with Brown, who believes he's a girl. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.
National Book Award, 2013
1410464857 (large print : hardcover) 1594137838 (large print : paperback) 9781410464859 (large print : hardcover) 9781594137839 (large print : paperback)
2013033202
Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859--Fiction.
Large type books.
Historical fiction