{"product_id":"tin-soldiers-e-richard-amiel-9780692465998","title":"Tin Soldiers: The Story of Los Ninos Heroes","description":"\u003cp\u003eMexico City, 1846. Trouble is on the horizon. The United States' government, confident in the idea of Manifest Destiny, intends to conquer territory long claimed by Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix very different young men-Bara, Fernando, Juan, Francisco, Vicente, and Agustin-are caught up in the normal drama of youth: school, clashes with parents, rebellious schemes, and budding romances, even as they unknowingly careen toward a violent but glorious fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe forces of U.S. president James Polk approach the ancient Castle of Chapultepec, and the story of these young tin soldiers becomes legend as they fight for their nation's honor with bravery, vigor, and sacrifice in the bloody, but often forgotten, Mexican-American War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe war tests friendships and alliances, and even famed American general, Zachary Taylor, will come to question Polk's justification for war. Mexicans and Americans have the same desire for freedom, security, and opportunity. As President Harry Truman said on a 1947 visit to Mexico, one hundred years after the war's end, \"Brave men don't belong to any one country.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in the vein of \u003cem\u003eThe Red Badge of Courage\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTin Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate portrait of young men at war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. Richard Amiel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692465995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692465998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dead Bird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.38d","brand":"E. Richard Amiel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059517550847,"sku":"9780692465998","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1c3139e1-45b3-431d-bc0e-2ff92b89fe9c.jpg?v=1685058707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tin-soldiers-e-richard-amiel-9780692465998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}