The Good Lord Bird by James McBride PDF Download Free here. On March 21, 1851, John Brown held his first meeting with Frederick Douglass and other prominent abolitionists in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It was there that he formulated the plan that would put him on the path to infamy; the plan to raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), and use their weapons and captured slaves to spark a massive slave rebellion throughout the South and usher in a new era of freedom for African Americans everywhere. His group of fifteen men consisted mostly of former slaves from nearby farms who knew the surrounding hills intimately.
Overview About “The Good Lord Bird” by “James McBride”
The Good Lord Bird is a historical novel set in Kansas and Missouri during John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry, published in 2013. The narrator is a child named Onion, who believes he was rescued from slavery when, as an infant, he was stowed away on Brown’s horse. Onion has grown up to be an active abolitionist and wants to fight in Bleeding Kansas. This is his story. It also includes some of Brown’s actual raiders. It won’t take long for readers to realize that while many of them are real people, they’re not portrayed exactly as they were in real life.
They’re made into fictional characters with fictional motivations and reactions (with one exception). It makes for an entertaining tale that might leave you feeling like you’ve learned something about history at the same time—if you can keep track of all those names! I have to admit that I’m not well-versed in American history prior to 1865 so I don’t know how much liberty McBride took with reality or whether there were any liberties taken at all (I don’t think there were). But it certainly felt authentic—and it was fun!
Review About “The Good Lord Bird” by “James McBride”
I know what you’re thinking: another civil war novel? Don’t worry—James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird is an incredible novel, but it has a twist. The story follows a young slave, Henry Shackleford, who runs away from his master and becomes involved with John Brown and his crusade against slavery. The Good Lord Bird is narrated as a series of flashbacks as Henry is on trial for murder in later life.
As hilarious as it is eye-opening, I guarantee you won’t regret reading The Good Lord Bird; it might be my favorite book of 2013! A list of books like The Good Lord Bird: If you enjoyed McBride’s work, here are some other books that have a similar style and will keep you laughing: Song Yet Sung by James Lee Burke A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis All God’s Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw By Oscar Micheaux Review about Every Fifteen Minutes – Lisa Scottoline: Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline was one of those novels that I couldn’t put down. It kept me on edge until the very end. This psychological thriller kept me guessing until the end.
About “James McBride” the author of “The Good Lord Bird”
James McBride is an award-winning writer and editor, best known for his novels Song Yet Sung (1992) and The Colour of Water (1995), which became Oprah Winfrey’s first selection for her book club. His most recent work is the acclaimed nonfiction novel The Good Lord Bird, a runaway New York Times bestseller that was awarded a National Book Critics Circle Award in 2013. He has been featured in Ebony magazine’s 20th Century African Americans issue; he has been named to Oprah Winfrey’s Influential Black Writer list; he has received fellowships from MacDowell, Bread Loaf, Ragdale, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center; and he teaches writing at Rutgers University.
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