{"product_id":"searching-for-barton-carter-nancy-barton-carter-clough-9781491765180","title":"Searching for Barton Carter: The Story of a Young American Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1936, Barton Carter, a talented young man from a wealthy New England family, turned away from the future laid out for him to fight against Fascism in the Spanish Civil War-and disappeared in the midst of that fight when he was only twenty-three years old.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarter had just been jilted by his English fiancée two weeks before their wedding when a Spanish Nationalist acquaintance asked him to travel to Barcelona to retrieve some of his family's possessions. Carter jumped at the chance for an adventure and a change of scene. During his two-week Spanish sojourn, his beliefs were radically changed by exposure to the country's civil war, driving his involvement in Communism-a political movement in opposition to everything for which his family stood. He also found himself working with Spanish orphans and serving as the administrator of four orphanages, where he saved the lives of thousands of children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis narrative biography explores the life of a young American who saw the horrific effects of Fascism on the children of Spain and responded with bravery and dedication to rescue them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Barton Carter Clough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491765186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491765180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.94d","brand":"Nancy Barton Carter Clough","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48217395003647,"sku":"9781491765180","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44fdad3a-45be-4236-a6d3-40b417cafbad.jpg?v=1771996957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/searching-for-barton-carter-nancy-barton-carter-clough-9781491765180","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}