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|title=The Good Lord Bird
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Henry 'The Onion' Shackleford lives as Henrietta (or just plain Onion) until he's 17 due to a misunderstanding that may prove too dangerous for him to correct. The reason is that the person under this misapprehension is the fiercely well-meaning slavery abolitionist (with the emphasis on the 'fiercely') John Brown. As Onion accompanies him on his quest to free every slave they encounter, he discovers that Brown's philanthropy only stretches so far. Meanwhile it's that time of the 19th century when a shadow spreads over America, one that will cause a historic scar almost as great as that of slavery but Brown is oblivious to this. He doesn't want to start a civil war, just an armed slave revolt.
We'd like to thank Riverhead for providing us with a copy for review.
Further Reading: If you'd like to read more about the life of an American slave as well as those who fought for their freedom, go no further than [[The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd]] and [[The Purchase by Linda Spalding]]. You might also enjoy [[The Quality of Mercy by Barry Unsworth]].
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