{"product_id":"the-exchange-patrick-phair-9798889253914","title":"The Exchange","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Bund, a thriving pro-German, pro-Nazi organization in the decades leading up to the Second World War is determined to create an Aryan-first society subjugating people of color, trade unions, Communists, and Jews. When America declares war on Germany, the American Bund as a visible organization disappears, but the loyal Bund members do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Exchange highlights the friendship between two college students-James O'Malley, an Irishman, and Ulysses Higgins, a black man determined to make his way in the world-who are harassed and threatened by the local Bund and decide to make a change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith timelines alternating between World War II and a modern-day college student learning about his family history, The Exchange explores exactly what it means to be a soldier, and more importantly, what it means to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Phair is a retired English teacher, city council member, and school board member. He is married to Mary Phair and is the parent of five children and ten grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Phair's second book. Two Flags for Marco was published in 2021. Phair has also published poems, plays, and many articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Phair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8889253916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889253914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Patrick Phair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478441255167,"sku":"9798889253914","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6822a739-bc89-4f84-b2a0-3f6d7bbf4b3e.jpg?v=1715935147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-exchange-patrick-phair-9798889253914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}