{"product_id":"9781935243823","title":"Body Count: Death in the Child Ballads","description":"\u003cp\u003eChild ballads are those long, bloody songs where everyone dies, right? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalf of the ballads do kill off at least one person, usually violently. A ship sinks, a regiment is slain in war, a man kills his pregnant lover, a brother kills his brother or sister, a father kills his daughter, someone dies by poisoning, childbirth, starvation, drowning or plague. In \u003cem\u003eBody Count\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Friedman explores all of the Child ballads that involve death in some form (actual or threatened), quoting lines from the Child and Bronson collections to uncover what happened and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loomis House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019606704368,"sku":"9781935243823","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935243823_p0.jpg?v=1763655455","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935243823","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}