{"product_id":"a-fugitive-in-walden-woods-norman-lock-9781942658221","title":"A Fugitive in Walden Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry David Thoreau's principles are tested when a young man escapes from slavery into Walden Woods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Norman Lock's fourth stand-alone book of The American Novels series, Samuel Long escapes slavery in Virginia, traveling the Underground Railroad to Walden Woods where he encounters Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Lloyd Garrison, and other transcendentalists and abolitionists. While Long will experience his coming-of-age at Walden Pond, his hosts will receive a lesson in human dignity, culminating in a climactic act of civil disobedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst this historical backdrop, Lock's powerful narrative examines issues that continue to divide the United States: racism, privilege, and what it means to be free in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Lock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942658222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942658221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bellevue Literary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2017 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2017","brand":"Norman Lock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995186430207,"sku":"9781942658221","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b6715d1-f66c-42ad-9a5d-dc1be04637fd.jpg?v=1683334345","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-fugitive-in-walden-woods-norman-lock-9781942658221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}