The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
An Appalachian Coming-of-Age Tale of Civil War Kentucky, Divided Loyalties, and Moral AwakeningBy John Jr. Fox
Length7h 27m
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John Fox Jr.'s *The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come* (1903) is a coming-of-age novel set amid the divided loyalties of Civil War–era Kentucky. It follows Chad, an orphaned mountain boy whose movement from rural innocence into military and social experience becomes a study of regional identity, moral formation, and national conflict. Fox combines sentimental romance, historical fiction, local color, and vigorous dialect narration, rendering Appalachian landscapes and speech with both picturesque detail and cultural purpose. The novel belongs to the tradition of postbellum regional literature that sought to represent the American South while imagining reconciliation across the divisions of the Civil War; its melodramatic conventions are balanced by an attentive interest in class, belonging, and the transformation of a youthful consciousness. A native of Kentucky, John Fox Jr. drew extensively on the landscapes, traditions, and speech of the Cumberland region. His experiences as a journalist, war correspondent, and popular novelist helped shape his interest in dramatic historical settings and in communities negotiating the pressures of modern American nationhood. Fox's familiarity with Appalachia lends the novel its vivid sense of place, while his engagement with the era's romantic and nationalist ideals informs its emphasis on courage, loyalty, and social reintegration. This book is recommended to readers interested in Civil War fiction, Appalachian cultural history, and the development of American regionalism. Its accessible narrative and memorable protagonist make it inviting, while its treatment of identity, sectional memory, and cultural representation rewards sustained scholarly attention.
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GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length7 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 24, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The American Senator (Annotated)
26CHAPTER 16.
2CHAPTER 4.
27AGAIN THE BAR SINISTER
3THE COMING OF THE TIDE
28CHAPTER 17.
4CHAPTER 5.
29CHADWICK BUFORD, GENTLEMAN
5OUT OF THE WILDERNESS
30CHAPTER 18.
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6CHAPTER 6
31THE SPIRIT OF '76 AND THE SHADOW OF '61
7LOST AT THE CAPITAL
32CHAPTER 19.
8CHAPTER 7.
33THE BLUE OR THE GRAY
9A FRIEND ON THE ROAD
34CHAPTER 20.
10CHAPTER 8.
35OFF TO THE WAR
11HOME WITH THE MAJOR
36CHAPTER 21.
12CHAPTER 9.
37MELISSA
13MARGARET
38CHAPTER 22.
14CHAPTER 10.
39MORGAN'S MEN
15THE BLUEGRASS
40CHAPTER 23.
16CHAPTER 11.
41CHAD CAPTURES AN OLD FRIEND
17A TOURNAMENT
42CHAPTER 24.
18CHAPTER 12.
43A RACE BETWEEN DIXIE AND DAWN
19BACK TO KINGDOM COME
44CHAPTER 25.
20CHAPTER 13.
45AFTER DAWS DILLON—GUERILLA
21ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
46CHAPTER 26.
22CHAPTER 14.
47BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER AT LAST
23THE MAJOR IN THE MOUNTAINS
48CHAPTER 27.
24CHAPTER 15.
49AT THE HOSPITAL OF MORGAN'S MEN
25TO COLLEGE IN THE BLUEGRASS
50CHAPTER 28.
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