{"product_id":"capital-city-9780803260313","title":"Capital City","description":"First published in the dark days immediately before World War II, \u003ci\u003eCapital City\u003c\/i\u003e is Mari Sandoz's angriest and most political novel. Like many important American novels of the 1930s--John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Conroy's \u003ci\u003eThe Disinherited\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Cantwell's \u003ci\u003eLand of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePlenty--Capital City\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the troubles of working people trapped in the Great Depression. A unique portrayal of how the Depression affected the Great Plains, it examines the forces that bitterly contended for wealth and power. Sandoz researched the daily life and behind-the-scenes operations of several state capitals in the thirties before synthesizing them in this novel, which is part allegory, part indictment, part warning. Famous for her passionate writing, Sandoz imbued \u003ci\u003eCapital City\u003c\/i\u003e with the full measure of her outrage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMari Sandoz (1896-1966) is one of Nebraska's foremost authors. She wrote twenty-three books about the High Plains region, including \u003ci\u003eCrazy Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCheyenne Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOld Jules\u003c\/i\u003e, available in Bison Books editions. Terese Svoboda is the author of four novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eTin God\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska 2006), and grew up on the edge of the Sandhills.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461170172178,"sku":"9780803260313","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_41b34eaf-d459-4b49-b771-4a35ec185d24.jpg?v=1730058660","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/capital-city-9780803260313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}