{"product_id":"9781611881783","title":"American Red","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn his accomplished debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFortunate Son\u003c\/i\u003e, David Marlett introduced readers to a fresh take on historical fiction, built around the transcripts of one of the most momentous legal trials in history. Now he returns with a dramatic new story and an equally dramatic trial.\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, deadly, one-eyed union boss \"Big Bill\" Haywood was accused of ordering the successful assassination-by-bombing of the governor of Idaho – the first such assassination in American history. The trial, with Haywood represented by a young Clarence Darrow, was front-page news from coast to coast and across the globe. As it played out, it would present in vivid detail America's doomed thrust toward radical socialism, a \"red\" revolution that was gaining traction in Russia and other parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Red\u003c\/i\u003e brings the story of the events leading up to this trial – and the trial itself – to dramatic life. It is a sweeping tale of murder, adultery, corruption, mountain Mafia, the Pinkertons, domestic terrorism, government-sanctioned kidnapping, the last gunslingers, mining unions, and perhaps the greatest train race ever. It is both breathless entertainment and an unforgettable portrait of a younger America at the precipice of great change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Story Plant, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037647651056,"sku":"9781611881783","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781611881783_p0.jpg?v=1769903483","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781611881783","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}