{"product_id":"journal-of-the-plague-years-end-notes-9798999596826","title":"Journal of the Plague Years: End Notes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this powerful collection of personal journal entries, a writer at the height of his powers responds to the fear and uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic in real time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn March of 2020, John Rember was scheduled to go on tour for his latest book. Covid-19 intervened. In the following years, 1.2 million people died of Covid in the United States. Global deaths exceeded 7 million. A world, one secure, predictable, and safe, had disappeared forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuarantining in Idaho's Sawtooth Valley, Rember and his wife, Julie, went hiking and, during the snowy months, backcountry skiing. They cooked gourmet dinners for two. They had a well-stocked woodpile, an Internet connection, and enough unread books to last a non-pandemic-shortened lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was idyllic. Fearful. A touch claustrophobic. They had no idea if they would see another year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill, the times needed a witness. \u003cem\u003eEnd Notes\u003c\/em\u003e records warmth in the face of cold pandemic statistics, dark humor in the face of death, and a penetrating honesty in the face of a consensus reality addicted to denial. Written at a time near the end of this country's history, the three volumes of \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Plague Years\u003c\/em\u003e offer a primary source for historians of the future, should there be any.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Mogul Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999596826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d","brand":"John Rember","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51991010246837,"sku":"9798999596826","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_020d3c4d-ad80-4fbf-8440-cac0637500ab.jpg?v=1762838718","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/journal-of-the-plague-years-end-notes-9798999596826","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}