Coal black horse / Robert Olmstead.
When Robey Childs's mother experiences a premonition about her husband, a Civil War soldier, she sends her only son to retrieve his father from the battlefield, accompanied by a horse that becomes his only companion as he makes his way through the destruction of war.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781565125216
- ISBN: 1565125215
- Physical Description: 218 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007.
Content descriptions
- Target Audience Note:
- 1110L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.7 11 116383.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Fathers and sons > Fiction.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Available copies
- 16 of 16 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 0 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven Public Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101219143 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | FIC OLM (Text) | 30441100440700 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F OLMSTEAD (Text) | 30665100198518 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F OLMSTEAD (Text) | 31781041277136 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | F OLMSTEAD (Text) | 30672100307669 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Olmstead (Text) | 33115005292252 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Fontana) | F OLMSTEAD (Text) | 39493105782561 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | FIC OLMSTEAD (Text) | 48198000779328 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Moss Memorial Library | F OLM (Text) | 80605001679744 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mountains Branch Library | F Olm (Text) | 38801101130364 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
When Robey Childs's mother experiences a premonition about her husband, a Civil War soldier, she sends her only son to retrieve his father from the battlefield, accompanied by a horse that becomes his only companion as he makes his way through the destruction of war.
