The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner): A Novel

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The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner): A Novel

Soon to be a Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction

A Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year

From the bestselling author of The Color of Water, Song Yet Sung, Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a James Brown biography, comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brownâ€™s antislavery crusadeâ€”and who must pass as a girl to survive.

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 Henryâ€™s master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave townâ€”with Brown, who believes heâ€™s a girl.

Over the ensuing months, Henryâ€”whom Brown nicknames Little Onionâ€”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 1859â€”one of the great catalysts for the Civil War.

An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBrideâ€™s meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival.
Country USA
Brand Riverhead Books
Manufacturer Riverhead Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 39758592
Color White
ReleaseDate 2014-08-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594632785

Country	USA
Brand	Riverhead Books
Manufacturer	Riverhead Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	39758592
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2014-08-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594632785

The Good Lord Bird (National Book Award Winner): A Novel

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