Mad boy
Subtitle: an account of Henry Phipps in the War of 1812  : a novel
By: Nick Arvin
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9781609454586
Subjects: Death; Spirits; Children of prisoners; Fiction; Life change events; Parents; Soldiers; Family relationships; History
Description: 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