{"product_id":"9781846687396","title":"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Sordid, pathetic, senselessly exciting. . . has the immediacy and the significance of a nerve-shattering explosion.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe depression of the 1930s led people to desperate measures to survive. The marathon dance craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for people to earn extra money dancing the hours away for cash, for weeks at a time. But the underside of that craze was filled with a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorace McCoy\u003c\/b\u003e was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1897. His novels include \u003ci\u003eI Should Have Stayed Home\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), and \u003ci\u003eKiss Tomorrow Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e (1948).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032463982832,"sku":"9781846687396","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846687396_p0.jpg?v=1763747168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846687396","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}