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From the bestselling author of The Color of Water and Song Yet Sung comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Browns antislavery crusadeand 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 Henrys master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave townwith Brown, who believes hes a girl. Over the ensuing months, Henrywhom Brown nicknames Little Onionconceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. Eventually Little Onion finds himself with Brown at the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859one of the great catalysts for the Civil War. An absorbing mixture of history and imagination, and told with McBrides meticulous eye for detail and character, The Good Lord Bird is both a rousing adventure and a moving exploration of identity and survival. A magnificent new novel by the best-selling author James McBride. cover review of The New York Times Book Review Outrageously entertaining. USA Today James McBride delivers another tour de

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Author

McBride, James

Publisher

Riverhead Books

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101616185

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.4 / 5 (6,921 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14