CD Audiobook
The good lord bird [sound recording] / James McBride.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781624067105
- ISBN: 9781624067105
- ISBN: 1624067107
- Physical Description: 12 audio discs (876 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Holland, OH] : Dreamscape Media, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from web page. Compact disc. Duration: 14:36:00. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Michael Boatman. |
| Summary, etc.: | Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1857, when the region is a battleground between anti- and pro-slavery forces. When John Brown, the legendary abolitionist, arrives in the area, an argument between Brown and Henry's master quickly turns violent. Henry is forced to leave town with Brown, who believes he's a girl. Over the ensuing months, Henry, whom Brown nicknames Little Onion, conceals his true identity as he struggles to stay alive. |
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| Subject: | Enslaved persons. Fugitive slaves > United States > Fiction. Brown, John, 1800-1859 > Fiction. Abolitionists > Fiction. Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) > History > John Brown's Raid, 1859 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Audiobooks. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Library | FIC McBRIDE (Text) | 34010130010126 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
| Southbury Public Library | BKCD MCBRIDE (BOOK ON CD) (Text) | 34019131082869 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Author Notes
The Good Lord Bird
James McBride studied composition at The Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. He was a staff writer for The Boston Globe, People Magazine, and The Washington Post. His works include the memoir The Color of Water, the biography Kill 'Em and Leave, and two novels entitled Miracle at St. Anna and Song Yet Sung. He wrote the screenplay for Miracle at St. Anna when it was made into a movie in 2008. He won the National Book Award for The Good Lord Bird. He is a saxophonist and former sideman for jazz legend Jimmy Scott. He has written songs for Anita Baker, Grover Washington Jr., Gary Burton, and Barney, the PBS television character. He received the Stephen Sondheim Award and the Richard Rodgers Foundation Horizon Award for his musical Bo-Bos co-written with playwright Ed Shockley. In 2005, he published the first volume of a CD-based documentary about life as lived by low-profile jazz musicians entitled The Process. He is currently a Distinguished Writer in Residence at New York University. (Bowker Author Biography)
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