{"product_id":"9781491709931","title":"Let Them Eat Gold: A Violent Uprising in the Great Depression","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is July of 1932, and farmers throughout the United States are desperate. Prices are plummeting and a drought is wreaking havoc, causing the Midwest to tumble into a dark hole of misery with seemingly no way out. In the midst of this disaster, Des Moines organizer Al Rieman arrives in Port City, Iowa, to initiate a radical organization of farmers. He decides to go undercover to search for thrashing work in hopes of convincing farmers to join together, unionize, and strike. With help from Lyle, a local teen, Al eventually secures work with farmer John Overholtz.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs Al gathers farmers on his side and pulls together his master plan for a “holiday” that will block roads, shrink food supplies, and hopefully raise prices, he and Lyle must deal with a rigid judge and his housekeeper; a hard-nosed landlord and her alcoholic husband; an ineffective sheriff and his bitter wife; and a colorful newspaper editor who plays all sides. As if that is not enough, Al has an encounter with a beautiful young woman Helen, who may change his plans for good.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn this novel based on true events of the Great Depression, an uprising comes to fruition that shocks America and changes history forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168021725424,"sku":"9781491709931","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491709931_p0.jpg?v=1763658889","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491709931","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}