Horse / Geraldine Brooks.
Material type: TextPublication details: [New York, N.Y.] : Viking, [2022]Description: 401 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780399562969Subject(s): Race horses -- Fiction | African American horsemen and horsewomen -- Fiction | Horses in art -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: 823/.914 Summary: "A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name painting the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack"--Provided by publisher.Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | FIC/BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500061286 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 392-395).
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"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name painting the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack"--Provided by publisher.
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