{"product_id":"sweet-and-sour-pie-dave-crehore-9780299230609","title":"Sweet and Sour Pie: A Wisconsin Boyhood","description":"As a young boy, Dave Crehore moved with his parents from northern Ohio to the shipbuilding town of Manitowoc on the shores of Wisconsin's Lake Michigan, where the Germanic inhabitants punctuate their conversations with \"enso,\" the local radio station interrupts Beethoven for commercials, and the outdoors are a wellspring of enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e Crehore's stories of his youth in 1950s Wisconsin are peppered with engaging characters and a quiet wit. A grouse-hunting expedition goes awry when an eccentric British businessman bags an escaped bantam rooster with a landing net. Crehore's great-grandfather gets in trouble one Christmas when he sneaks a whoopee-cushion under a guest's seat. The elderly Frau Blau gets trapped in an outhouse by a shady auctioneer during a farm sale. Through all the adventures--and misadventures--in a small town and in the great outdoors of Wisconsin, family is always at the center. This gently humorous look back at a baby-boomer's awakening to adulthood will be appreciated by members of any generation. Honorable Mention, Kingery\/Derleth Book Length Nonfiction, Council for Wisconsin Writers \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinalist, Humor, Midwest Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Crehore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299230600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299230609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Midwest Book Award (MIPA) - Nominee","brand":"Dave Crehore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119535976703,"sku":"9780299230609","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51c02328-1d64-4991-b211-18b8dc05ef0b.jpg?v=1687409832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sweet-and-sour-pie-dave-crehore-9780299230609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}