Bibliograph

The good lord bird, James McBride

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Label

The good lord bird, James McBride

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The good lord bird

Medium

large print

Oclc number

856076282

Responsibility statement

James McBride

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print historical fiction

Summary

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

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