{"product_id":"the-fur-post-brendan-frain-9781764005111","title":"The Fur Post: An American Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonuments of Grass: \u003c\/em\u003e The saga of America from colony to empire, from slavery to Black Lives Matter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe historical events depicted in the narrative are underpinned by a brooding awareness of mortality and the vanishingly brief intersection of the human story with the eons of eternity.\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLost and alone on the vast prairies of 18th century America, Boundless McLennan, an escaped convict, chances upon a striking rock monolith. Awed by the teeming herds of buffalo that roam the surrounding grasslands, he becomes fixated with the idea of carving the rock into a giant monument to the prodigious beast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst a backdrop of war, disease, and personal tragedy, Boundless struggles to achieve his vision, pitting his fierce will against the implacable rock in an obsessive desire to 'make the world sit up and take notice'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne man's determination to leave his mark on history begets a haunting, multigenerational saga of ambition, greed, violence, and greatness that is the story of America itself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brendan Frain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764005112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764005111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monuments of Grass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.27d","brand":"Brendan Frain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931058651391,"sku":"9781764005111","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e1fe5d2-a30b-45fc-bf39-0d9e33a1717d.jpg?v=1766346163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fur-post-brendan-frain-9781764005111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}