{"product_id":"mad-boy-9781609454586","title":"Mad Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColorado Book Award Winner for Literary Fiction: \"The colorful characters make this account of the War of 1812 a rollicking page-turner\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early nineteenth century, 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 debtors' prison and his comically earnest older brother is busy fighting the redcoats on the battlefields of Maryland.\u003cbr\u003eBut 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. \u003cem\u003eMad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eEntertaining, atmospheric, and touching, it is \"a wartime coming-of-age story filled with nonstop action and genuine pathos\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This brilliant musket blast of a novel--in which the lucky reader will encounter falling cows, repurposed pickle barrels, fascinating schemes and fabulous schemers--is alive with humor, heat and heart. \u003cem\u003eMad Boy\u003c\/em\u003e is a tremendous accomplishment. Nick Arvin is the real thing.\"--Laird Hunt, author of \u003ci\u003eNeverhome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609454586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2018 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Arvin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661877899420,"sku":"9781609454586","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6ea1c872-7596-4be4-afbd-bddee2886975.jpg?v=1603900485","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mad-boy-9781609454586","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}