{"product_id":"king-of-spades-9780803248823","title":"King of Spades","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnder the veil of one of the oldest and most tragic myths known to humankind, a king is born. Magnus King, the son of a well-born English woman, continues his family's aristocratic legacy on the frontier of the American West until the night a deadly shooting changes everything. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Earl Ransom, a man found long ago on the Cheyenne prairie with no memory of his past or of how his destiny is linked to that of Magnus King, finds his way through a tale as old and tragic as the Greek myth of Oedipus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Spades\u003c\/i\u003e is the final volume of Frederick Manfred's acclaimed five-volume series, The Buckskin Man Tales. For this Bison Books Classic edition, Joel Johnson provides a new introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederick Manfred (1912-94) is the author of twenty-four novels, including the five-volume series The Buckskin Man Tales, which includes \u003ci\u003eLord Grizzly\u003c\/i\u003e (finalist for the 1954 National Book Award), \u003ci\u003eRiders of Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConquering Horse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eScarlet Plume\u003c\/i\u003e, all available in Bison Books editions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at Augustana College. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872825250066,"sku":"9780803248823","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58e8f673-0d26-4de5-b5f8-ba359abdea3f.jpg?v=1737912115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/king-of-spades-9780803248823","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}