{"product_id":"burdens-of-aeneas-james-c-abbot-jr-9780881466577","title":"Burdens of Aeneas","description":"\"When the bullets start flying, I hope the first one gets you.\" The man in the crosshairs was the author's father. It was an era of seismic social change in the American South. Four decades later, his son visited the National September 11 Museum. In a young firefighter's heroism on 9\/11, the author glimpsed a truth about his father's lifelong devotion to duty, law, and justice. So he sat down and began writing him letters. THE BURDENS OF AENEAS is that series of letters, a fascinating collection of wide-ranging essays, invented conversations, reminiscences, interior monologues, and vivid descriptions of life in a vanishing America. Part memoir, part extended reflection on paternal duty and love, it breaks new ground in blending deeply personal writing with scholarly meditation on a masterwork of world literature, Virgil's AENEID. Spanning three millennia and four continents, THE BURDENS OF AENEAS fuses this ancient tale with the story of a small town lawyer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James C. Abbot Jr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0881466573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780881466577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mercer University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"James C. Abbot Jr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48621816447231,"sku":"9780881466577","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7658f630-406a-417e-92db-c0054a54900f.jpg?v=1780427151","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/burdens-of-aeneas-james-c-abbot-jr-9780881466577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}