{"product_id":"the-very-long-very-strange-life-of-isaac-dahl-9781496750457","title":"The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl","description":"\u003cb\u003eBoth sweeping and exquisitely intimate, award-winning author Bart Yates blends historical fact and fiction in a surprising, thought-provoking saga spanning 12 significant days across nearly 100 years in the life of a single man, beginning in 1920s Utah.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Each day is a story, whether or not that story makes any damn sense or is worth telling to anyone else.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of ninety-six, Isaac Dahl sits down to write his memoir. For Isaac, an accomplished journalist and historian, finding the right words to convey events is never a problem. But this book will be different from anything he has written before. Focusing on twelve different days, each encapsulated in a chapter, Isaac hopes to distill the very essence of his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are days that begin like any other, only to morph through twists of fate. An avalanche strikes Bingham, Utah, and eight-year-old Isaac and his twin sister, Agnes, survive when they are trapped in an upside-down bathtub. Other days stand apart in history--including a day in 1942, when Isaac, stationed on the \u003ci\u003eUSS Houston \u003c\/i\u003ein the Java Sea as a rookie correspondent, confronts the full horror of war. And there are days spent simply, with his lifelong friend, Bo, or with Danny, the younger man whose love transforms Isaac's later years--precious days with significance that grows clear only in hindsight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to a Mississippi school at the apex of the civil rights movement, Isaac tells his story with insight, wisdom, and emotional depth. \u003ci\u003eThe Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderful, singular narrative that will spark conversation and reflection--a reminder that there is no such thing as an ordinary life, and the greatest accomplishment of all is to live and love fully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Scognamiglio Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496750457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240","brand":"Bart Yates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44207310930101,"sku":"9781496750457","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d6357446-f617-4656-8d15-97f950711012.jpg?v=1716908892","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-very-long-very-strange-life-of-isaac-dahl-9781496750457","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}