The color of lightning
4.7
(3 ratings)349 pages2009HarperCollinsISBN 9781554683178
About this book
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.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 349
- ISBN
- 9781554683178
About Paulette Jiles
Paulette Jiles-Johnson is an American-born Canadian poet and novelist. Born in Salem, Missouri, she was educated at the University of Illinois in Spanish literature. Jiles moved to Canada in 1969. She is married to Jim Johnson and has three stepchildren and six grandchildren. Currently she lives in San Antonio,Texas.
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