{"product_id":"the-englishmans-boy-9780802144102","title":"The Englishman's Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, a story that's \"by turns a western, a critique of Hollywood, and a novel of ideas\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1920s Hollywood, elusive producer Damon Ira Chance is obsessed with making movies rooted in American history and experience. So after discovering that small-time actor Shorty McAdoo is a real-life cowboy-and is even rumored to have played a role in the Cypress Hills Massacre--Chance commissions ambitious young screenwriter Harry Vincent to find Shorty and retell his story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Harry digs deeper into Shorty's life, he uncovers a surprising tale of survival, power, greed, and the seduction of dreams . . . all with an ending that no one is prepared for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful writer . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Englishman's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is a great accomplishment.\"--Richard Ford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An epic tale that brings together the American West before the turn of the century with the Hollywood of the 1920s.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating . . . Vanderhaeghe seamlessly alternates two interconnected stories. . . . Masterful storytelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A compelling yarn that delivers provocative intellectual content about the ways our tendency to mythologize history can prevent us from learning its lessons.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802144102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.50w x 0.89d","brand":"Guy Vanderhaeghe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52284304162997,"sku":"9780802144102","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_10c1f579-ca7d-45f5-8cef-5c999a781c03.jpg?v=1771990563","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-englishmans-boy-9780802144102","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}