{"product_id":"9781250001191","title":"Don't Mess with Travis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA cowboy governor finds himself the accidental leader of Texas's right-wing revolution in this irreverent, entertaining debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the comedic mastery of Christopher Buckley, \u003ci\u003eDon't Mess with Travis\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Ben Travis, a no-name Texas senator who becomes governor after a late-night accident takes the lives of the men ahead of him in the chain of command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the paint has even dried on his parking spot, the recently divorced Travis uncovers the latest Washington power grab and decides there's only one solution: secession. The stunt pits Travis (and Texas) against the president, a golf-obsessed, progressive egomaniac with spotty leadership skills. The liberal elites are behind the president, and they will try every dirty trick to derail the new governor and hold on to the most prosperous state in the Union. Despite the doomsday threats from D.C., Travis forges ahead in a thrilling and hysterical quest to fight big-government tyranny and restore sanity to the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Travis avoid a second Civil War without bending his knee to Washington? Will his own daughter and ex-wife come to his aid or sell him out? Most important, can they get all this settled before the beginning of high school football season?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eAdvise and Consent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrimary Colors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDon't Mess with Travis\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly lampoons all that's wrong with present-day politics while waving the flag behind everything that's right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012057121008,"sku":"9781250001191","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250001191_p0.jpg?v=1763700876","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250001191","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}