{"product_id":"oscar-wilde-discovers-america-louis-edwards-9780743236904","title":"Oscar Wilde Discovers America","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eTen Seconds\u003c\/i\u003e comes an adventurous blur between fact and fiction following Oscar Wilde and his Black valet and gifted confidant, Traquair, on a whirlwind tour across the United States in this exciting historical fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Oscar Wilde arrived in New York for a nationwide publicity tour in 1882, only a few newspapers mentioned that he was joined by his Black valet, Traquair, on his journey across the nation. Louis Edwards brings life to this figure, rescuing Traquair from obscurity in this daring and richly imaginative work following Wilde and his gifted confidant from high-society Newport to art-conscious San Francisco, all the way to the Deep South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Wilde shocks America with his eloquent lectures and larger-than-life presence, Traquair delights in the greatest year of his youth, from losing his virginity in a Washington, D.C. brothel to meeting Jefferson Davis in Mississippi and falling hopelessly in love in St. Louis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdwards presents a tale of class and race in late-nineteenth-century America combining seductive language and a unique perspective that offers a chilling forecast of the tragic destiny of Wilde and a stunning redefinition of the American spirit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743236904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743236904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scrb - Scribner MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d","brand":"Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986661933311,"sku":"9780743236904","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e82c15d4-380a-41a6-bf62-fc2da3501f06.jpg?v=1683284600","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oscar-wilde-discovers-america-louis-edwards-9780743236904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}