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The Color of Lightning

At the end of the Civil War, Britt Johnson, a freed black man, travels with his family from Kentucky to start a new life in Texas. But this wild country holds dangers of its own. When his wife and children are captured during an Indian raid, Britt vows to bring them home or die trying. But his determination and courage quickly land him in the thick of a battle he wants no part of -- the struggle between the U.S. government and the Kiowa and Comanche tribes, whose land, freedom and culture are threatened. Paulette Jiles, winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award, the Governor General's Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, returns with a story that is grounded in history but that echoes the classic myths. Powerful and nuanced, by turns as beautiful and unforgiving as the frontier itself, The Colour of Lightning is an ambitious and striking novel that confirms Jiles as one of Canada's finest writers.

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  • "At the end of the Civil War, Britt Johnson, a freed black man, travels with his family from Kentucky to start a new life in Texas. But this wild country holds dangers of its own. When his wife and children are captured during an Indian raid, Britt vows to bring them home or die trying. But his determination and courage quickly land him in the thick of a battle he wants no part of -- the struggle between the U.S. government and the Kiowa and Comanche tribes, whose land, freedom and culture are threatened. Paulette Jiles, winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award, the Governor General's Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, returns with a story that is grounded in history but that echoes the classic myths. Powerful and nuanced, by turns as beautiful and unforgiving as the frontier itself, The Colour of Lightning is an ambitious and striking novel that confirms Jiles as one of Canada's finest writers."@en
  • "At the end of the Civil War, Britt Johnson, a freed black man, travels with his family from Kentucky to start a new life in Texas. But this wild country holds its own dangers; the U.S. government is engaged in a land struggle with the Kiowa and Comanche nations."@en
  • "At the end of the Civil War, Britt Johnson, a freed black man, travels with his family from Kentucky to start a new life in Texas. But this wild country holds its own dangers; the U.S. government is engaged in a land struggle with the Kiowa and Comanche nations."
  • "In post-Civil War Texas, ex-slave Britt Johnson, returning from a trip, discovers his family members murdered and kidnapped as a result of an Indian raid, and sets out to rescue his loved ones and seek revenge."
  • "The story of two different families, headed by a former slave and by a Quaker, who settle in Texas during the Civil War."@en
  • "The story of two different families, headed by a former slave and by a Quaker, who settle in Texas during the Civil War."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Western stories"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en

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  • "The Color of Lightning"@en
  • "The Color of Lightning"
  • "The colour of lightning [Large Print]"@en
  • "The color of lightning a novel"@en
  • "The color of lightning"@en
  • "The color of lightning"
  • "The color of lightning : [a novel]"
  • "The color of lightning : [a novel]"@en
  • "The color of lightning : a novel"
  • "The color of lightning [a novel]"@en

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