''The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' is a 1903 Kentucky Civil War novel by
John Fox Jr. It was serialized in ''
Scribner's Magazine
''Scribner's Magazine'' was an American periodical published by the publishing house of Charles Scribner's Sons from January 1887 to May 1939. ''Scribner's Magazine'' was the second magazine out of the Scribner's firm, after the publication of ' ...
'' in the summer of 1903, and the book edition published later that year. The novel tells the rags-to-respectability tale of orphan Chad Buford. It was the first novel to sell a million copies in the US. Fox's depiction of black characters was held against it from the 1960s.
[ Now and Then - Volumes 1-4 -1984 ยท Page 45 "In the 1960s , The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come was in disfavor because of Fox's depiction of black characters such as Snowball "]
Film versions
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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'', 1920 film
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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'', 1928 film
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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'', 1961 film
See also
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Kingdom Come State Park
Kingdom Come State Park is a part of Kentucky's state park system in Harlan County atop Pine Mountain near the city of Cumberland. It was named after the 1903 best-selling novel '' The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' by native Kentuckian John ...
References
1903 novels
Novels set in Kentucky
Novels set during the American Civil War
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