No stranger to the cruel paradoxes of war, jones is asked to investigate the death of anthony fowler, a young volunteer captain shot through the heart outside an encampment of raw recruits. Faded coat of blue abel jones mysteries by owen parry 2000. Owen parry is the author of books such as faded coat of blue. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. The author has created a wonderful voice and has a magical way with language. Faded coat of blue 97808117119, 9780811748667 vitalsource. Modeled on the best qualities of such famous detectives as hercule poirot and sherlock holmes with a little miss marple thrown injones is small of stature. Although injured he continues to work as a clerk until general mcclellan asks him to investigate the murder of a prominent young abolitionist. At the same time, abel jones, a decidedly moral man in a troubled age, must face the perilous consequences of an investigation that led him to believe that an idealistic young soldier may have died after being. Ralph peters born april 19, 1952 is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and author in addition to his nonfiction books, he has published eight novels under the pen name owen parry of which honors kingdom received the hammett prize. Faded coat of blue book nelson public library bibliocommons. Faded coat of blue harris county public library overdrive. At the same time, abel jones, a decidedly moral man in a troubled age, must face the perilous consequences of an investigation that led him.
A recent immigrant to this land where american has taken up arms against american abel jones finds himself mysteriously chosen as confidential agent to general george mcclellan, the savior of the union. A faded coat of blue by owen parry read by paul boehmer. Three of his novels published as ralph peters received the w. Faded coat of blue abel jones mysteries by owen parry isbn. Rider haggard, theophilus shepstone and the zikali trilogy. In this winning blend of history and mystery booklist, owen parry brings to life the story of abel jones, a welsh immigrant and union army enlistee. Faded coat of blue as the nation begins its long, dark march into the civil war, president lincoln agonizes over the coming carnage he is powerless to prevent.
Abel wants nothing to do with americas war, but upon seeing a disorganized group of young men attempting to prepare. In addition to his nonfiction books, he has published eight novels under the pen name owen parry of. Faded coat of blue by ralph peters civil war books. Faded coat of blue by parry, owen book the fast free shipping. A companion to the history of the book, second edition. Faded coat of blue is the first in a series of civil war mysteries featuring a very humble yet memorable main character. The book at hand follows in the footsteps of our own, and has a like. Faded coat of blue faded coat of blue as the nation begins its long, dark march into the civil war, president lincoln agonizes over the coming carnage he is powerless to prevent.
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Owen parry in faded coat of blue introduces the reader to captain abel jones a recent immigrant from wales who serves his new country during the civil war as a way of to express his gratitude. Faded coat of blue by owen parry, 1999, avon books edition, in english 1st ed. Parry is a highly gifted writer with the ability to bring the past to life with stunning imagery. Owen parry s first novel, faded coat of blue, is a fictional look at americas civil war through the eyes of an immigrant, abel jones, who has recently left military service in england to make a fresh start for himself and his family in the great nation of america. This book by david abram lights up the landscape of language, flesh, mind, history. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading.
No stranger to the cruel paradoxes of war, jones is asked to investigate the death of anthony fowler, a young volunteer. We own faded coat of blue txt, doc, djvu, pdf, epub forms. Veteran of queen victorias wars and recent immigrant to america, abel jones believed he had left his days in uniform behind. This book as do all the abel jones books take place during the time around the civil war. Some books are a pleasant surprise, and owen parry s first novel would certainly qualify as one.
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Ralph peters born april 19, 1952 is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and author. Harpercolla recent immigrant to this land where american has taken up arms against american abel jones finds himself mysteriously. Owen parry is the pen name of ralph peters, author of such popular novels as the recent cain at gettysburg and the new york times bestseller the war. Ralph peters as owen parry abel jones 01 faded coat of blue. Faded coat of blue abel jones mysteries by owen parry 20000801. During the civil war, a quiet welsh immigrant is ordered to investigate the murder of a union officer, known for his abolitionist views. Faded coat of blue 1999 is a historical fiction novel with a murder mystery during the time of the civil war featuring union army captain abel jones by owen parry, a pin name for american author ralph peters. It is 1861, and anthony fowler, a young union officer known for his virtue and zeal to abolish slavery, is found dead on the sentry lines outside of washington, d. Faded coat of blue by ralph peters, owen parry nook book.
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