{"product_id":"the-mansions-on-woodlawn-boulevard-gary-a-keith-9798901742204","title":"The Mansions on Woodlawn Boulevard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Mansions on Woodlawn Boulevard\u003c\/em\u003e, much like \u003cem\u003eAustin Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, is gripping and atmospheric, a novel for everyone who wants to understand the city before it got so famously 'weird.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- David Wright Faladé\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA veritable Potemkin village on an elite Austin boulevard-glorious old mansions, folk Victorians, and bungalows-hides a whitewashed history, from the freedmen days of nearby Clarksville to today's gentrification of that very neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Austin-based writer from the past-O. Henry-puts today's elite mansioneers on edge when his long-buried writings expose the sordid events of a capital city built on the soil of freedmen. Most residents don't care about that history, but it soon blows up into a major fight at the Texas legislature, where powerbrokers work to keep resources flowing to the elite and land titles tightly in the grasp of today's mansioneers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of Gary Keith's \u003cem\u003eAustin Blues \u003c\/em\u003ewill enjoy returning to the exploits of Sandy and Dude, here joined by colorful characters Clarence, Jeremy, Billye, and Mandy, curious researchers whose persistent digging brings old maps and a soot-covered story from O. Henry to the doorsteps of the agitated mansioneers. The dual timelines reveal a mystery showing once again that Faulkner was right-the past is never really dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary A. Keith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901742204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.99d","brand":"Gary A. Keith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097604333823,"sku":"9798901742204","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mansions-on-woodlawn-boulevard-gary-a-keith-9798901742204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}