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Coal Black Horse is one of the most powerful Civil War books I've read. This book has everything -- it's a coming of age story, a war story, a horse story, and the chronicle of a young man's quest for his father. The language is poetic and gripping; scenes unfold with an intensity that haunts the reader long after the last page is turned. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Civil War history as well as to those who are fascinated by the close bond that sometimes develops between animals and humans when each must depend on the other for survival.
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Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead
barbarajmayer, May 23, 2007
Coal Black Horse is one of the most powerful Civil War books I've read. This book has everything -- it's a coming of age story, a war story, a horse story, and the chronicle of a young man's quest for his father. The language is poetic and gripping; scenes unfold with an intensity that haunts the reader long after the last page is turned. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Civil War history as well as to those who are fascinated by the close bond that sometimes develops between animals and humans when each must depend on the other for survival.(5 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)