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At fourteen, wearing the coat his mother sewed to ensure his safetyblue on one side, gray on the other robey thinks hes off on a great. Coal black horse kindle edition by olmstead, robert. Coal black horse by robert olmstead, paperback barnes. Coal black horse joins the pantheon of great war novels all quiet on the western front, the red badge of courage, the naked and the dead. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. Born, 1954 0103 january 3, 1954 age 66 westmoreland, new hampshire. His novel coal black horse 2007 has received national acclaim, including the 2007 chicago tribune heartland prize for fiction and the 2008 ohioana book. When robey childss mother has a premonition about her husband, a soldier fighting in the civil war, she. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Written by robert olmstead, audiobook narrated by ed sala.
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