{"product_id":"ginseng-roots-craig-thompson-9780593700778","title":"Ginseng Roots","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eBlankets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHabibi \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a new graphic memoir exploring the class divide, childhood labor, family, and our globalized world--all centered on Wisconsin's ginseng farming industry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eBlankets\u003c\/i\u003e first published in 2003, Craig Thompson's seminal memoir about first love and faith lost in rural Wisconsin\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edebuted to rapturous acclaim. The winner of two Eisner and three Harvey Awards, it is to this day considered one of the all-time great works of graphic storytelling. Now, in Craig's long-awaited return to the autobiographical form, comes the story that \u003ci\u003eBlankets \u003c\/i\u003eleft out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGinseng Roots \u003c\/i\u003efollows Craig and his siblings, who spent the summers of their youth weeding and harvesting rows of coveted American ginseng on rural Wisconsin farms for one dollar an hour. In his trademark breathtaking pen-and-ink work, Craig interweaves this lost youth with the 300-year-old history of the global ginseng trade and the many lives it has tied together--from ginseng hunters in ancient China, to industrial farmers and migrant harvesters in the American Midwest, to his own family still grappling with the aftershocks of the bitter past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStretching from Marathon, Wisconsin, to Northeast China, \u003ci\u003eGinseng Roots \u003c\/i\u003echarts the rise of industrial agriculture, the decline of American labor, and the search for a sense of home in a rapidly changing world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Craig Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593700775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593700778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Craig Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46136246534399,"sku":"9780593700778","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f849894f-3cfe-430d-8dae-eda97909f23b.jpg?v=1726416116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ginseng-roots-craig-thompson-9780593700778","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}