{"product_id":"coal-black-horse-9781565126015","title":"Coal Black Horse","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At fourteen, wearing the coat his mother sewed to ensure his safety--blue on one side, gray on the other-- 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoal Black Horse\u003c\/i\u003e joins the pantheon of great war novels--\u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front, The Red Badge of Courage, The Naked and the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlmstead, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRobert Olmstead\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight previous books. \u003ci\u003eCoal Black Horse\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the Heartland Prize for Fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Coldest Night\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. \u003ci\u003eFar Bright Star\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award. Olmstead is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an NEA grant and is a professor at Ohio Wesleyan University.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647609311506,"sku":"9781565126015","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1e17469-50e2-470f-acde-fd13cfebb1dd.jpg?v=1734803022","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/coal-black-horse-9781565126015","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}