{"product_id":"capital-city-paperback","title":"Capital City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMari Sandoz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTerese Svoboda\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in the dark days immediately before World War II, \u003ci\u003eCapital City\u003c\/i\u003e is Mari Sandoz's angriest and most political novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many important American novels of the 1930s--John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Conroy's \u003ci\u003eThe Disinherited\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Cantwell's \u003ci\u003eLand of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlenty--\u003cb\u003eCapital City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the troubles of working people trapped in the Great Depression. A unique portrayal of how the Depression affected the Great Plains, it examines the forces that bitterly contended for wealth and power. Sandoz researched the daily life and behind-the-scenes operations of several state capitals in the thirties before synthesizing them in this novel, which is part allegory, part indictment, part warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamous for her passionate writing, Sandoz imbued \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapital City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e with the full measure of her outrage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMari Sandoz (1896-1966) is one of Nebraska's foremost authors. She wrote twenty-three books about the High Plains region, including \u003ci\u003eCrazy Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCheyenne Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOld Jules\u003c\/i\u003e, available in Bison Books editions. Terese Svoboda is the author of four novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eTin God\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska 2006), and grew up on the edge of the Sandhills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.94 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053983523040,"sku":"9780803260313","price":22.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Ubvlv5cuPz9780803260313.webp?v=1781289649","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/capital-city-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}