Coal Black Horse - by Robert Olmstead (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When 14-year-old Robey Child is sent by his mother to search for his father, a doomed soldier, he witnesses the horrors of war both on and off the battlefield. Riding a talismanic coal black horse, he embarks upon a life-altering journey that will challenge him physically, emotionally, and spiritually.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <p/> At fourteen, wearing the coat his mother sewed to ensure his safety--blue on one side, gray on the other-- Robey thinks he's off on a great adventure. But not far from home, his horse falters and he realizes the enormity of his task. It takes the gift of a powerful and noble coal black horse to show him how to undertake the most important journey of his life: with boldness, bravery, and self-posession. <p/><i>Coal Black Horse</i> joins the pantheon of great war novels--<i>All Quiet on the Western Front, The Red Badge of Courage, The Naked and the Dead</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>When Robey Childs's mother has a premonition about her husband, a soldier fighting in the Civil War, she sends her only child to find him and bring him home. <p/> At fourteen, Robey thinks he is off on a great adventure. But it takes the gift of a powerful and noble coal black horse to show him how to undertake the most important journey of his life. <p/>Olmstead's epic tale joins the pantheon of great war novels--<i>All Quiet on the Western Front, The Red Badge of Courage, The Naked and the Dead</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A spare, classical quest story . . . With a horse like this, you just want to ride, and with descriptive powers such as he displays here, Olmstead makes the ride an exciting one, with just enough lean prose to keep the mystery of an event both in time and out . . . and just the proper amount of sharp description to keep us bound to whatever piece of earth the particular moment of the story happens to be grounded in. . . . An effective mix of stark classic narrative and uncloying nostalgia."<br> --<i>San Francisco Chronicle </i><br>
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