{"product_id":"the-man-who-walked-backward-ben-montgomery-9780316438063","title":"The Man Who Walked Backward: An American Dreamer's Search for Meaning in the Great Depression","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery, the story of a Texas man who, during the Great Depression, walked around the world -- backwards. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Like most Americans at the time, Plennie Wingo was hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression. When the bank foreclosed on his small restaurant in Abilene, he found himself suddenly penniless with nowhere left to turn. After months of struggling to feed his family on wages he earned digging ditches in the Texas sun, Plennie decided it was time to do something extraordinary -- something to resurrect the spirit of adventure and optimism he felt he'd lost. He decided to walk around the world -- backwards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Walked Backward\u003c\/i\u003e, Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery charts Plennie's backwards trek across the America that gave rise to Woody Guthrie, John Steinbeck, and the New Deal. With the Dust Bowl and Great Depression as a backdrop, Montgomery follows Plennie across the Atlantic through Germany, Turkey, and beyond, and details the daring physical feats, grueling hardships, comical misadventures, and hostile foreign police he encountered along the way. A remarkable and quirky slice of Americana, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Walked Backward\u003c\/i\u003e paints a rich and vibrant portrait of a jaw-dropping period of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Montgomery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316438065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316438063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little, Brown Spark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2018 pg. 65","brand":"Ben Montgomery","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987292520703,"sku":"9780316438063","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04bde447-353c-4978-92c0-bc5c4fc2369d.jpg?v=1683288113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-man-who-walked-backward-ben-montgomery-9780316438063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}