The good lord bird /
McBride, James, 1957-
The good lord bird / James McBride. - First Riverhead trade paperback edition. - 458 pages ; 21 cm
Part one. Free Deeds (Kansas). Meet the Lord -- Good lord bird -- Old man's army -- Massacre -- Nigger Bob -- Prisoner again -- Black Jack -- Bad omen -- Sign from God. Part two. Slave Deeds (Missouri). Real gunslinger -- Pie -- Sibonia -- Insurrection -- Terrible discovery -- Squeezed -- Busting out. Part three. Legend (Virginia). Rolling into history -- Meeting a great man -- Smelling like bear -- Rousing the hive -- Plan -- Spy -- Word -- Rail man -- Annie -- Things heaven sent -- Escape -- Attack -- Bowl of confusion -- Un-hiving the bees -- Last stand -- Getting gone.
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. --From publisher description.
National Book Awards for Fiction, 2013 ALA Black Caucus Award, 2014 (Fiction)
1594632782 9781594632785 9781594633379 1594633371
GBB441732 bnb
016689103 Uk
Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Fiction.
Brown, John,
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Fiction.
1859
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Identity--Fiction.
Runaways--Fiction.
Esclaves fugitifs--États-Unis--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Abolitionnistes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Abolitionists
Fugitive slaves
Roman
Amerikanisches Englisch
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859--Fiction.
Harpers Ferry (Virg.-Occ.)--Histoire--1859 (Raid de John Brown)--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859.
United States
West Virginia--Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction, American.
Historical fiction
Fiction
History
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
PS3613.C28 / G66 2014
813.6 / 23
The good lord bird / James McBride. - First Riverhead trade paperback edition. - 458 pages ; 21 cm
Part one. Free Deeds (Kansas). Meet the Lord -- Good lord bird -- Old man's army -- Massacre -- Nigger Bob -- Prisoner again -- Black Jack -- Bad omen -- Sign from God. Part two. Slave Deeds (Missouri). Real gunslinger -- Pie -- Sibonia -- Insurrection -- Terrible discovery -- Squeezed -- Busting out. Part three. Legend (Virginia). Rolling into history -- Meeting a great man -- Smelling like bear -- Rousing the hive -- Plan -- Spy -- Word -- Rail man -- Annie -- Things heaven sent -- Escape -- Attack -- Bowl of confusion -- Un-hiving the bees -- Last stand -- Getting gone.
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. --From publisher description.
National Book Awards for Fiction, 2013 ALA Black Caucus Award, 2014 (Fiction)
1594632782 9781594632785 9781594633379 1594633371
GBB441732 bnb
016689103 Uk
Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Fiction.
Brown, John,
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Brown, John, 1800-1859 --Fiction.
1859
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Identity--Fiction.
Runaways--Fiction.
Esclaves fugitifs--États-Unis--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Abolitionnistes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Abolitionists
Fugitive slaves
Roman
Amerikanisches Englisch
Fugitive slaves--United States--Fiction.
Abolitionists--Fiction.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859--Fiction.
Harpers Ferry (Virg.-Occ.)--Histoire--1859 (Raid de John Brown)--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859.
United States
West Virginia--Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction, American.
Historical fiction
Fiction
History
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
Historical fiction.
PS3613.C28 / G66 2014
813.6 / 23