{"product_id":"the-magic-journey-9780805063394","title":"The Magic Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpanning forty years, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Journey \u003c\/i\u003etells the tale of how relentless progress transformed a rural backwater into a boomtown.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoom times came to the forgotten little southwestern town of Chamisaville just as the rest of America was in the Great Depression. They came when a rattletrap bus loaded with stolen dynamite blew sky-high, leaving behind a giant gushing hot spring. Within minutes, the town's wheeler-dealers had organized, and within a year, Chamisaville was flooded with tourists and pilgrims, and the wheeler-dealers were rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, it was a magic time for Chamisaville--almost as if every day were a holiday. But the euphoria gradually dissipated, and the land-hungry developers, speculators, and interlopers moved in. Finally, the day came when Chamisaville's people found themselves all but displaced, their children no longer heirs to their land or their tradition. With mounting intensity, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Journey \u003c\/i\u003ereaches a climax that is tragically foreordained. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sensitive, vital, and honest chronicle of life in America's Southwest, it is also an incisive commentary on what America has become on its road to progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magic Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is part of the \u003ci\u003eNew Mexico Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes \u003ci\u003eThe Milagro Beanfield War \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Nirvana Blues\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 02\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805063394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.54h x 5.52w x 1.38d","brand":"John Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643898327196,"sku":"9780805063394","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_80513c83-1cff-4243-857c-aa80db5de2bc.jpg?v=1603857490","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-magic-journey-9780805063394","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}