{"product_id":"the-scapegoat-mary-lee-settle-9781570031175","title":"The Scapegoat: Book IV of the Beulah Quintet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a novel about casual and heedless acts that often lead to unthinkable results, Mary Lee Settle traces the fall of a West Virginia town that was first made rich by coal, then corrupted and destroyed by it. Set in 1912, \u003ci\u003eThe Scapegoat\u003c\/i\u003e propels the readers with astonishing immediacy to a fateful day in a coal miners' strike when distant relatives of Beulah dynasty, only dimly aware of their blood ties, face off in a dispute that escalates in the slaughter of an innocent man. Emotions escalate to a frenzy of violence as Mother Jones, leader of the striking miners, calls for action in a community devastated by Southern resignation and by guilt associated with selling out to Eastern investors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Lee Settle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570031177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570031175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.52w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/28\/1996 pg. 28\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Lee Settle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44201930686719,"sku":"9781570031175","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2a27ec0-fd4e-4929-ad64-4114b27cc1c0.jpg?v=1691492255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-scapegoat-mary-lee-settle-9781570031175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}