{"product_id":"down-town-9780143114383","title":"Down Town","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rollicking tale of a small Southern town by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRun with the Horsemen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his naturalistic and humorous storytelling style, Ferrol Sams has won fans from all walks of life, especially those drawn to Southern fiction. And while the literary landscape of the rural South is peppered with great storytellers, few are as endearing as James Aloysius ?Buster? Holcombe, Jr., the observant narrator of Sams's new novel. From Reconstruction, the first World War, the Depression, and World War II, to racial integration, land speculation, and economic boom, Buster Holcombe recounts the events that have shaped our country since the mid-nineteenth century through the eyes of the wide-ranging denizens of ?our town.? \u003ci\u003eDown Town\u003c\/i\u003e offers a panoptic history of the American South, carefully observed and skillfully presented by a native son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFerrol Sams is a physician, humorist, storyteller, and the bestselling author of eight novels rooted in the oral tradition of southern humor and folklore. He lives in Fayetteville, Georgia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459946975506,"sku":"9780143114383","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2885de89-7900-4acf-83ee-5b1303c2032a.jpg?v=1730017290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/down-town-9780143114383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}