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For those that enjoy stories that take place soon after Abe Lincoln emancipation proclamation when the country was divided about freeing slaves you should add this unusual book to the list. It bears similarity to the Pulitzer winner, James, but it's narrative style is humorous in an offbeat manner. It was adapted to a limited series that stars Ethan Hawke as John Brown.

It had never occurred to me the first time I read this that John Brown has a tinge of Don Quixote in the character. His deranged view of fighting pro slavery armies is akin to the windmills Quixote fantasized about. Both are great characters and McBride does a masterful job with the narrative told through the eyes of young black boy nicknamed Onion