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Will's race for home : a western / Jewell Parker Rhodes.
During the land rush of 1889, African American Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to stake their claim.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316299336 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 196 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025.
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| Subject: | Fathers and sons > Juvenile fiction. Frontier and pioneer life > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Oklahoma > History > Land Rush, 1889 > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Western fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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- Baker & Taylor
In 1889, a young Black family hears about a land rush, so Will and his father set out from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others on a difficult journey to where land is free. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
During the land rush of 1889, African American Will and his father journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to stake their claim. - Grand Central Pub
A New York Times bestseller!
? "Rhodes deftly captures a unique Âaspect of this historical event, with a perspective that is Âoften under-represented in historical Âfiction. A poignant and honest look at the trials of racism that defined the Âhistoric land rush; a must-buy." -School Library Journal, starred review
Bestselling and award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes goes West in this thrilling adventure story about a son and his father who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rushâif they can survive the journey. Â
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Itâs 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they donât get to own.
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So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is freeâif they can get to it fast enough. But the journey isnât easyâthe terrain is rough, the bandits are brutal, and every interaction carries a heavy undercurrent of danger.
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And then thereâs the stranger they encounter and befriend: a mysterious soldier named Caesar, whose Union emblem brings more attentionâand more troubleâthan any of them need.
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All three are propelled by the promise of something long denied to them: freedom, land ownership, and a place to call homeâbut is a strong will enough to get them there?
