{"product_id":"9780814333235","title":"Blue-Tail Fly","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe title of Blue-Tail Fly comes from an antebellum song commonly known as \"Jimmy Crack Corn.\" The blue-tail fly is a supposedly insignificant creature that bites the horse that bucks and kills the master. In this collection, poet Vievee Francis gives voice to \"outsiders\"-from soldiers and common folk to leading political figures-who play the role of the blue-tail fly in the period of American history between the Mexican American War and the Civil War. Through a diverse range of styles, characters, and emotions, Francis's poems consider the demands of war, protest and resistance to it, and the cross-cultural exchanges of wartime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a narrowly themed text, Blue-Tail Fly is a book of balances, weighing the give-and-take of people and cultures in the arena of war. For lovers of poetry and those interested in American history, Blue-Tail Fly will illustrate the complexities of the American past and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020820726000,"sku":"9780814333235","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780814333235_p0.jpg?v=1763751197","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780814333235","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}