{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-trenchmouth-taggart-9780061922978","title":"The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart","description":"\u003cp\u003eMeet Trenchmouth Taggart, a man born and orphaned in 1903, a man nicknamed for his lifelong oral affliction. His boyhood is shaped by the Widow Dorsett, a strong mountain woman who teaches him to hunt and to survive the taunts of others. In the hills of southern West Virginia, a boy grows up fast. Trenchmouth sips moonshine, handles snakes, pleases women, and masters the rifle--a skill that lands him in the middle of the West Virginia coal wars. A teenaged union sniper, Trenchmouth is exiled to the back-woods of Appalachia's foothills, where he spends his years running from the past. But trouble will sniff a man down, and an outlaw will eventually run home. Here Trenchmouth Taggart's story, like the best ballads, etches its mark deep upon the memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor, Glenn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGlenn Taylor was born and raised in Huntington, West Virginia. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist for the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award. Taylor lives in Chicago with his wife and three sons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643216892178,"sku":"9780061922978","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_438847e8-c778-455a-8eb8-1a2ef46174f6.jpg?v=1733080579","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-trenchmouth-taggart-9780061922978","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}