{"product_id":"stories-of-ohio-william-dean-howells-9781948742214","title":"Stories of Ohio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of Belt's Revivals Series and with a new introduction by Belt Publishing founder, Anne Trubek. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novelist, critic, and playwright, William Dean Howells was friends with such luminaries as Mark Twain, Henry James, and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Though he's best known for his East Coast novels like \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of Silas Lampham\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Hazard of New Fortunes\u003c\/i\u003e, Howells never forgot his roots in Ohio. And in \u003ci\u003eStories of Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e, he offers a series of short vignettes that chronicle the state's history, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tthe Native burial grounds of the Serpent Mound\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tthe first European settlers on the frontier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tOhio's role in the War of 1812\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tthe Civil War generals and presidents the state birthed in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough this history primarily focuses on life in Ohio before the nineteenth century, it will help today's reader see the state in a brand-new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unsung classic of American literature helps shed light on both Ohio and the career of a writer known as the \"Dean of American Letters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Dean Howells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948742217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948742214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.60w x 0.50d","brand":"William Dean Howells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983983509759,"sku":"9781948742214","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3be12be-993c-4d86-8900-943a2118c75b.jpg?v=1683269845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stories-of-ohio-william-dean-howells-9781948742214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}