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Mad boy : an account of Henry Phipps in the War of 1812 : a novel

Title
Mad boy : an account of Henry Phipps in the War of 1812 : a novel / Nick Arvin.
Author
Arvin, Nick
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2018.

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Description
236 pages : map; 21 cm
Summary
Young Henry Phipps is on a quest to realize his dying mother's last wish: to be buried at sea, surrounded by her family. Not an easy task considering Henry's ne'er-do-well father is in debtor's prison and his comically earnest older brother is busy fighting the red coats on the battlefields of Maryland. But Henry's stubborn determination knows no bounds. As he dodges the cannon fire of clashing armies and picks among the ruins of a burning capital he meets looters, British defectors, renegade slaves, a pregnant maiden in distress, and scoundrels of all types. Mad Boy is at once an antic adventure and a thoroughly convincing work of historical fiction that recreates a young nation's first truly international conflict and a key moment in the history of the emancipation of African-American slaves. -- Amazon.com
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Historical fiction.
  • Fiction.
  • History.
Call Number
JFD 18-5202
ISBN
  • 9781609454586
  • 1609454588
OCLC
1037945301
Author
Arvin, Nick, author.
Title
Mad boy : an account of Henry Phipps in the War of 1812 : a novel / Nick Arvin.
Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, 2018.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Chronological Term
1812-1815
Research Call Number
JFD 18-5202
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