{"product_id":"liberation-9780765320469","title":"Liberation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the literary pulp phenomenon \u003ci\u003eSpaceman Blues\u003c\/i\u003e comes a future history cautionary tale, a heist movie in the style of a hippie novel\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e is a speculation on life in near-future America after the country suffers an economic cataclysm that leads to the resurgence of ghosts of its past such as the human slave trade. Our heroes are the Slick Six, a group of international criminals who set out to alleviate the worst of these conditions and put America on the road to recovery. \u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about living down the past, personally and nationally; about being able to laugh at the punch line to the long, dark joke of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSlattery's prose moves seamlessly between present and past, action and memory. With \u003ci\u003eLiberation\u003c\/i\u003e, he celebrates the resilience and ingenuity of the American spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765320469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.54w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/25\/2008 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2008 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brian Francis Slattery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36642509226140,"sku":"9780765320469","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5e166a56-4365-4194-a4c6-f9f8a2757991.jpg?v=1603854993","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/liberation-9780765320469","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}