{"product_id":"driving-the-king-9780060529628","title":"Driving the King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn indelible portrait of prejudice and promise, friendship and loyalty, \u003cem\u003eDriving the King\u003c\/em\u003e is a daring novel that explores race and class in pre-Civil Rights America, played out in the lives of two remarkable men.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His childhood friend, Nat Weary, plans to propose to his sweetheart, and the singer will honor their moment with a special song. While the world has changed, segregated Jim Crow Montgomery remains the same. When a white man attacks Cole with a pipe, Weary leaps from the audience to defend him--an act that will lead to a ten-year prison sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the singer will not forget his friend and the sacrifice he made. Six months before Weary is released, he receives a remarkable offer: will he be Nat King Cole's driver and bodyguard in L.A.? It is the promise of a new life removed from the terror, violence, and degradation of Jim Crow Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeary discovers that, while Los Angeles is far different from the Deep South, it a place of discrimination, mistrust, and intolerance where a black man--even one as talented and popular as Nat King Cole--is not wholly welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060529628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Ravi Howard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924766331061,"sku":"9780060529628","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ff7c9b52-c04c-4eaa-89b0-ca4d8455dd2b.jpg?v=1687837813","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/driving-the-king-9780060529628","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}