{"product_id":"mockingbird-sings-in-the-thicket-stephen-l-kalmon-9781986072601","title":"Mockingbird Sings In The Thicket","description":"A youth (Stephen Lars Kalmon) raised in a Midwest rural setting, remembers the vast changes after World War II. He tells the story of buying a new Hudson, a long tricky process in which a man is upstaged in the deal. When the farm was wired for electricity it enabled the use of many mysterious new appliances. In a backcountry tavern tricksters fool some city slickers, with a twist, it winds up in laughter. At a square-dance and basket social he learns of a wily competitor for his best girl. Later, and just of age in 1955, he leaves home in a rage with $7.00 in his pocket and a full tank of gas. His experiences in a big city leave him charmed when he lands a job at a TV station. But horrified when helplessly viewing a grievous insult heaped on a small African-American girl. On a Saturday night during the wheat harvest in Montana, at a dance hall, and later in a small town bar, he learns fists are not only for shaking. Joining the army with a friend, they endure a rough basic training. The farm boy makes a friend and together they find girl friends in Louisville. In another army post a dangerous escapade earned him a tour of duty in Korea. That led to trauma that engendered a lifelong affliction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen L. Kalmon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1986072606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781986072601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d","brand":"Stephen L. Kalmon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486678561023,"sku":"9781986072601","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d0dff52-3627-4855-8a40-d03bd3db45de.jpg?v=1778056311","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mockingbird-sings-in-the-thicket-stephen-l-kalmon-9781986072601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}