{"product_id":"2940000869666","title":"The Plum Tree","description":"In The Plum Tree Phillips rips away the façade and exposes politics as it really exists. David Graham Phillips (1867 - 1911) was an American journalist and novelist. Phillips was a reporter in Cincinnati before moving to New York to work for The Sun. Phillips developed a reputation as an investigative reporter. Phillips's novels often commented on social issues of the day and frequently chronicled events based on his real-life journalistic experiences. He was considered a Progressive and a muckraker. His reputation eventually cost him his life. Phillips was murdered when his book The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig was published. A musician thought it had cast literary aspersions on his family. Although The Plum Tree is basically a romance it also is a political novel. Phillips unmasks politics in a way that is graphic and vivid. His skill as a journalist and his observations as a historian make this an intriguing book to read.","brand":"B\u0026R Samizdat Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146998628592,"sku":"2940000869666","price":0.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000869666_p0.jpg?v=1763546965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000869666","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}