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"The war and its conflicts set an epic stage for the novel's main business, the testing and maturation of a hero." -- Kentucky Living "Makes one realize as never before the agonizing effects of the Civil War in a border state." --New York Times It was deathly still. The homespun... Read Full Overview

The days of that April had been days of mist and rain. Sometimes, for hours, there would come a miracle of blue sky, white cloud, and yellow light, but always between dark and dark the rain would fall and the mist creep up the mountains and steam from the tops--only to roll together... Read Full Overview

When John Fox Jr. wrote The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come, only thirty-five years after the Civil War, thousands of blue and gray veterans were still living in Kentucky and partisan feelings remained strong. The novel, indeed, portrays Kentucky as a state divided within... Read Full Overview

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Chad, an orphaned boy, had stayed longest with the old man and his son and his girl and the old mother whom Chad remembers as Aunt Jane ("--she's been jes' like a mother to me...") But the plague, personified by its unchecked and insidious movement through the Cumberland, cuts... Read Full Overview

Set against the backdrop of the Civil War in the rugged landscape of Kentucky and Appalachia, John Fox's "The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come" is a captivating work of historical fiction. This enduring tale explores themes of love and loyalty amidst the turmoil of a nation... Read Full Overview

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is a historical novel written by John Fox Jr. The story is set during the American Civil War and follows the life of a young boy named Chad, who lives in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. Chad is an orphan who lives with his aunt and uncle,... Read Full Overview

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