{"product_id":"9781479722686","title":"Ragtime for the Rockies","description":"\u003cp\u003e     This tragic love story unfolds in and around the town of Platteville, Colorado in     \u003cbr\u003e     1925 and 1926. In the Roaring Twenties, young women challenge their elders by dancing     \u003cbr\u003e     to jazz music, wearing abbreviated clothing, and drinking prohibited alcohol.     \u003cbr\u003e     Some men express their opposition in church. Otbers join the Klux Klan,which     \u003cbr\u003e     expands into the Northern States, promising violent resistance to social change. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     OWEN MATTISON comes to Platteville High School as athletics coach and science     \u003cbr\u003e     teacher, including Vocational Agriculture. Owen's bride, RUBY, a Home Economics     \u003cbr\u003e     graduate, is an accomplished pianist and jazz fan whose clothes and bobbed hair show the     \u003cbr\u003e     triumph of flapper fashion. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     We meet Owen and Ruby, married for six weeks, sharing a picnic on the LYDELL     \u003cbr\u003e     farm overlooking the river. Inspired by natural beauty, Owen sings a favorite hymn, and Ruby harmonizes. Returning to their tiny rented home, Owen     \u003cbr\u003e     receives a telephone call from ARTHUR STARK, a School Board member. Stark's son later     \u003cbr\u003e     says Stark dislikes the twentieth century and wants to hold it back. Stark changes a     \u003cbr\u003e     meeting date with Owen to attend a luncheon where he joins the Ku Klux Klan, with     \u003cbr\u003e     OLIVER SCOTT, the Platteville barber. Both men participate in the next Klan raid on a     \u003cbr\u003e     dancehall. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e     Eager to teach moral values, the School Board votes to require readings of the King     \u003cbr\u003e     James Bible as part of classroom opening ceremonies. This distresses Catholic parents,     \u003cbr\u003e     whose children will be required to hear a proscribed text. FREDERlCK KOBLENZ, owner of     \u003cbr\u003e     the Platteville Mercantile store, organizes a protest student walkout. FRANCIS (FRA1\\K)     \u003cbr\u003e     KOBLENZ, Frederick's son, leads the walkout from Owen's classroom. The School Board     \u003cbr\u003e     soon writes to all parents, requiring all students to remain for the Bible readings     \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135902335216,"sku":"9781479722686","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479722686_p0.jpg?v=1763617242","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479722686","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}