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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Coal Black Horseby Robert Olmstead
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 safetyand#8212;blue on one side, gray on the otherand#8212; 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. Coal Black Horsejoins the pantheon of great war novelsand#8212;All Quiet on the Western Front, The Red Badge of Courage, The Naked and the Dead. Review:andquot;Robert Olmstead is an original in the American grain. . . . From the world of his workand#8212;muscular and maleand#8212;he has fashioned a fresh and vital language.andquot;and#8212;Tobias Wolff Review:and#8220;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.and#8221; and#8212;San Francisco Chronicle Review:and#8220;With his lush, incantatory voice, Robert Olmstead describes a boy thrust into one of the war's most horrific moments. . . gorgeous and moving passagesand#8221; and#8212;Washington Post Book World Review:andquot;An exciting...coming-of-age novel...a grueling adventure.andquot; andmdash;New York Times Book Review Review:andquot;Nothing I have ever read, in a willing career spent flipping the pages of war fiction, ever left a more visceral (and I mean that word precisely) impression of the horrors of war. The effect is staggering, saddening, a triumph of carnage-channeling.andquot; andmdash;Pastemagazine Synopsis: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. 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. Olmstead's epic tale joins the pantheon of great war novelsand#8212;All Quiet on the Western Front, The Red Badge of Courage, The Naked and the Dead. About the AuthorRobert Olmstead is the author of five previous books and is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship and an NEA grant. He lives in Ohio, where he is a professor at Ohio Wesleyan University. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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