""The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"" is a 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 mountains of Kentucky. Chad's father is a Union sympathizer and is killed by Confederate soldiers, leaving Chad to be raised by his mother.Chad is eventually taken in by his uncle, who is a Confederate sympathizer, and is sent to a military school to be trained as a soldier. However, Chad struggles with the harsh discipline and eventually ...
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""The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"" is a 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 mountains of Kentucky. Chad's father is a Union sympathizer and is killed by Confederate soldiers, leaving Chad to be raised by his mother.Chad is eventually taken in by his uncle, who is a Confederate sympathizer, and is sent to a military school to be trained as a soldier. However, Chad struggles with the harsh discipline and eventually runs away to join the Confederate army.Throughout the novel, Chad experiences the horrors of war and witnesses the destruction of his home and community. He also meets and falls in love with a young woman named Margaret, who is a Union sympathizer.As the war comes to an end, Chad must choose between his loyalty to the Confederate army and his love for Margaret. The novel explores themes of loyalty, love, and the devastating effects of war on individuals and communities.""The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"" has been praised for its vivid portrayal of the Kentucky mountains and its authentic depiction of the Civil War era. It is considered a classic of American literature and has been adapted into several films and stage productions.1910. The book begins: 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 from either range, drip back into the valleys, and lift, straightway, as mist again. So that, all the while Nature was trying to give lustier life to every living thing in the lowland Bluegrass, all the while a gaunt skeleton was stalking down the Cumberland-tapping with fleshless knuckles, now at some unlovely cottage of faded white and green, and now at a log cabin, stark and gray.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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