{"product_id":"new-englands-general-stores-exploring-an-american-classic-9781493028795","title":"New England's General Stores: Exploring an American Classic","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore the fabric of America over hot coffee and penny candy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eStep through the wooden doors of a New England general store and step back in time, into a Norman Rockwell painting and into the heart of America. \u003ci\u003eNew England's General Stores\u003c\/i\u003e offers a nostalgic picture of this colonial staple and, fortunately, steadfast institution of small towns from Connecticut to Maine. This is where children of each generation take their first allowance to buy their very own penny candy. Locals have swapped stories at these counters from gossip to whispers of revolution. In tough times, the general store treated customers like family, extending credit when no one else would. Stubborn as New Englanders themselves, the general store has refused to become a mere sentimental relic of an earlier age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Reinstein\u003c\/b\u003e has been a reporter for \"Chronicle,\" WCVB-TV\/Boston's award-winning--and America's longest-running, locally-produced--nightly news magazine since 1997. In addition, he is a regular contributor for the station's political roundtable show and writes a weekly opinion column. He lives just west of Boston with his wife and two daughters. He is the author of Globe Pequot's \u003ci\u003eNew England Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eWicked Pissed: New England's Most Famous Feuds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Globe Pequot Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52197154193682,"sku":"9781493028795","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a5821591-10c8-4d48-a19b-098afe4ac115.jpg?v=1776164379","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/new-englands-general-stores-exploring-an-american-classic-9781493028795","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}