The good lord bird by james mcbride6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction in 2013. Published by Riverhead Books in August of 2013. 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.(Publisher). Eventually Brown sweeps him into the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859-one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity to stay alive. 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. ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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. Head and tail of spine are gently bumped. Red paper over boards with spine lettered in black. Mild wear to unclipped dust jacket with spots of light toning to covers and light creasing to corners and edges. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. ![]()
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