{"product_id":"mud-on-the-stars-william-bradford-huie-9780817355845","title":"Mud on the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Bradford Huie's first novel, \u003ci\u003eMud on the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, is largely autobiographical and is set in the years 1929-1942. As in many of his later books, the theme here is of the education of the inexperienced youth, which is, after all, the quintessential American story. Drawing on his own boyhood, Huie gives the reader a detailed account of rural life and race relations in the Tennessee Valley in the early years of this century, including a vivid picture of college life at The University of Alabama during the Great Depression. Through a careful weaving of characters and events, fact and fiction, Huie's novel captures the tumultuous times before World War II in the urban South, times of social unrest and testing of new political ideologies. The book's publication in 1942 was a huge financial success, by the economic standards of the day, and not only brought Huie the acclaim his talent warranted but also focused an approving national spotlight on this prolific Alabama writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Bradford Huie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817355847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817355845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"William Bradford Huie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059861090559,"sku":"9780817355845","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29b7c001-4c86-4547-bb24-2a45d438426e.jpg?v=1685060747","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mud-on-the-stars-william-bradford-huie-9780817355845","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}