{"product_id":"the-black-angels","title":"The Black Angels","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaud Hart Lovelace author of six historical fiction novels and eighteen children’s books, is international known for the Betsy-Tacy children’s books. Her first novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Black Angels\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 1926. This fascinating story is set in Minnesota and opens in the days before the Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the original 1926 book jacket:\u003cbr\u003eThey were called the Black Angels from the time they first appeared in Minnesota, a crew of black-haired, bright-eyed youngsters, so unlike their flaxen haired father-seven of them there were, and each one forever singing, except Joseph who could not tell one note from another. Music was a passion with them from childhood. Small wonder, then, that they greeted with enthusiasm Benjy’s plan for an Operatic and Concert Troupe; or that they set out with high hearts upon the venture, thinking their old covered wagon a golden caravan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more about Maud Hart Lovelace,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blueearthcountyhistory.com\/2020\/01\/25\/lovelaces-scrapbook-comes-alive-with-humor-and-charm\/\"\u003evisit our blog\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-0-9794940-5-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRe-published by: Minnesota Heritage Publishing, 2009\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback, 332 pages, 7.5 x 5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Earth County History Center Gift Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44050763776135,"sku":null,"price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/9713\/0887\/files\/black-angels-e1585078706824.webp?v=1772731675","url":"https:\/\/store.blueearthcountyhistory.com\/products\/the-black-angels","provider":"Blue Earth County History Center Gift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}