Coal Black Horse
Book description
When Robey Childs's mother has a premonition about her husband, a soldier fighting in the Civil War, she does the unthinkable: she sends her only child to find his father on the battlefield and bring him home.
At fourteen, wearing the coat his mother sewed to ensure his safety—blue on…
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1 author picked Coal Black Horse as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Simply a beautifully written book. Few writers can accomplish so much and get across so much in as few pages as Robert Olmstead. This is a story of the Civil War, of a son and a father, of a mother and a son. The ending of this novel is among the best I’ve ever read.
From Kevin's list on surviving war (or not).
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