{"product_id":"marching-men-9781513283500","title":"Marching Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1917) is a novel by Sherwood Anderson. Both fictional and autobiographical, Anderson's second novel is a coming of age story that explores the individual and collective identities shaping American life. Although he is known today for his story collection \u003ci\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e, a pioneering work of Modernist literature admired for its plainspoken language and psychological detail, Anderson's \u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful work of fiction that helped establish him as a leading realist writer of his generation. \"In a country of so many varied climates and occupations as America it is absurd to talk of an American type. The country is like a vast disorganised undisciplined army, leaderless, uninspired, going in route-step along the road to they know not what end.\" At a young age, Norman McGregor, a misfit dreamer, knows this to be true of his country. Fourteen-year-old Norman, ironically named \"Beaut\" for his homely appearance, works alongside his mother at a bakery in the town of Coal Creek. When frustration over unpaid debts leads him to close the bakery, a group of disgruntled miners nearly destroys his family's only source of income. At the last second, a group of soldiers marches in to protect them, inspiring Norman with a sense of unity. As a young man, he leaves his hometown for Chicago, where he develops a relationship with a woman who introduces him to politics and labor organizing. Unable to shake the memory of the marching soldiers, he dedicates his life to collective empowerment. \u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of the American Dream, for all of its difficult truths and convenient fictions. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sherwood Anderson's \u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513283500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Sherwood Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40138758127797,"sku":"9781513283500","price":9.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_578f18da-7873-4dea-8c97-1fd8f6dd52d7.jpg?v=1622518061","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/marching-men-9781513283500","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}