{"product_id":"mark-twain-made-me-do-bryan-l-jones-9780803275928","title":"Mark Twain Made Me Do It and Other Plains Adventures","description":"\u003ci\u003eMark Twain Made Me Do It and Other Plains Adventures\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of humorous essays portraying western Nebraska life and culture of the 1950s. Anecdotes on small-town baseball and the polio epidemic of 1952 provide a historic backdrop to the story of a wide-eyed boy exploring the limits of his universe. The adventures of a Twain-inspired raft trip down the South Platte and Sputnik-inspired homemade rockets mirror a society of seemingly settled lifestyles and frenzied technological advances. Family travels, holidays with Grandpa and Grandma, and marvelous creations like his sister's stories of Susabelle and the magic Band-Aids weave a splendid tale. But Jones's world is not one of sentimental nostalgia; running battles with town bullies, sobering encounters with religious buffoons, and an impressive collection of pedagogues specializing in violent corporal punishment capture the earthy essence of a world now largely disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bryan L. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803275927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803275928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.49w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/1997 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1997 pg. 76","brand":"Bryan L. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996828041471,"sku":"9780803275928","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1859e27a-a9b2-4ba2-8b69-f6bfc750a8ae.jpg?v=1683343931","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mark-twain-made-me-do-bryan-l-jones-9780803275928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}