{"product_id":"jamestown-matthew-sharpe-9781933368603","title":"Jamestown","description":"\u003ci\u003eJamestown\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles a group of \"settlers\" (more like survivors) from the ravaged island of Manhattan, departing just as the Chrysler Building has mysteriously plummeted to the earth. This ragged band is heading down what's left of I-95 in a half-school bus, half-Millennium Falcon. Their goal is to establish an outpost in southern Virginia, find oil, and exploit the Indians controlling the area. Based on actual accounts of the Jamestown settlement from 1607 to 1617, \u003ci\u003eJamestown\u003c\/i\u003e features historical characters including John Smith, Pocahontas, and others enacting an imaginative re-version of life in the pioneer colony. In this retelling, Pocahontas's father Powhatan is half-Falstaff, half-Henry V, while his consigliere is a psychiatrist named Sidney Feingold. John Martin gradually loses body parts in a series of violent encounters, and John Smith is a ruthless and pragmatic redhead continually undermining the aristocratic leadership. Communication is by text-messaging, IMing, and, ultimately, telepathy. Punctuated by jokes, rhymes, \"rim shot\" dialogue, and bloody black-comic tableaux, \u003ci\u003eJamestown\u003c\/i\u003e is a trenchant commentary on America's past and present that confirms Matthew Sharpe's status as a major talent in contemporary fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Sharpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933368608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933368603\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.38w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Quill Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/27\/2006 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/30\/2007 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2007 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/06\/2007 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2007 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2007","brand":"Matthew Sharpe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44080382378239,"sku":"9781933368603","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0bd6927e-6297-4621-89d2-ca67f1cc1ca6.jpg?v=1685486490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jamestown-matthew-sharpe-9781933368603","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}