{"product_id":"2940045655798","title":"Tales of a Mountain Misfit","description":"\u003cp\u003eTales of a Mountain Misfit answers to many descriptions—all of them significant and compelling in their own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is an impressive and poignantly honest memoir of a life fully and uniquely lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a collection of true life tales (okay, perhaps stretched to become ‘tall’ in some cases) told in a delightful style that will often make you laugh, cry or just drop your jaw in amazement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it is a genuine contribution to literary Americana. Tales of a Mountain Misfit documents in a personal and engaging way numerous defining events, places and lifestyle transformations in 20th century American culture, including: perhaps the last generation of an Appalachian mountain lifestyle that was impoverished, yet rich in deeply held family values and a profound love of the land; the colorful scene in Washington DC during the Vietnam War era; the evolution of work life to embrace multiple careers; the move away from marriage-for-life to the embracing of multiple intimate relationships; an increased mobility of the American population that embraced multiple places of residence throughout a person’s lifetime; the challenges of various forms of addiction; and finally, the exploration and acceptance of alternative sexual preferences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EWH Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082870309104,"sku":"2940045655798","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045655798_p0.jpg?v=1763978711","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045655798","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}