{"product_id":"old-union-wayne-ward-9781490720692","title":"Old Union","description":"\u003cp\u003e Old Union is the life's journey of Sam and Emily Wright who become of age in the Great Depression. Sam as a boy walks 550 miles from outback New South Wales with a single obsession, to go to sea. The 1935 seamen's strike pits seaman against seaman, strikebreaker against militant, the strong against the weak, a futile struggle that will gut a union of seamen. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSam matures in the turbulent years of war and the political upheavals dividing Australia. A coming of age in an era of persecution against political beliefs, union demonizing, and a working class demanding a fair share of a new and modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo save a life Sam walks away from the sea, but never loses what beats in his heart, the equality of man and his right to a voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1490720693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781490720692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.94d","brand":"Wayne Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458784145663,"sku":"9781490720692","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e7655c9-7694-49fa-9533-1b248c484c4c.jpg?v=1777406600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-union-wayne-ward-9781490720692","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}