{"product_id":"history-is-embarrassing-9781960327024","title":"History Is Embarrassing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays full of startling directness, fearlessness, and surprise.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with profound reflections and snapshots from the past, Karen Chase's \u003ci\u003eHistory is Embarrassing\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together threads from one single life--a girl suffering from polio, a poet, a Jewish woman, a writer, and a painter. Like Chase, the characters who populate these essays are outsiders--undercover cops, a gay couple in 1500s India, bear poachers, psychiatric patients, and even a president--each a meaningful part of history. Divided into three parts--histories, pleasures, and horrors--\u003ci\u003eHistory is Embarrassing\u003c\/i\u003e is an assortment of thought-provoking essays that are sure to resonate with many readers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Chase\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two collections of poems, \u003ci\u003eKazimierz Square\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBEAR\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eJamali-Kamali\u003c\/i\u003e, a book-length homoerotic poem, and the memoirs \u003ci\u003eLand of Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolio Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFDR On His Houseboat: The Larooco Log, 1924-1926. \u003c\/i\u003eShe and her husband live in Western Massachusetts. Visit her online at www.karenchase.com. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CavanKerry Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50402294268178,"sku":"9781960327024","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0175f720-fad6-4e2c-bde7-d367ecd1082e.jpg?v=1729151530","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/history-is-embarrassing-9781960327024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}