{"product_id":"atticus-finch-the-biography-paperback","title":"Atticus Finch: The Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Crespino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho was the real Atticus Finch? A prize-winning historian reveals the man behind the legend\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The publication of \u003ci\u003eGo Set a Watchman\u003c\/i\u003e in 2015 forever changed how we think about Atticus Finch. Once seen as a paragon of decency, he was reduced to a small-town racist. How are we to understand this transformation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAtticus Finch\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Joseph Crespino draws on exclusive sources to reveal how Harper Lee's father provided the central inspiration for each of her books. A lawyer and newspaperman, A. C. Lee was a principled opponent of mob rule, yet he was also a racial paternalist. Harper Lee created the Atticus of \u003ci\u003eWatchman\u003c\/i\u003e out of the ambivalence she felt toward white southerners like him. But when a militant segregationist movement arose that mocked his values, she revised the character in \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e to defend her father and to remind the South of its best traditions. A story of family and literature amid the upheavals of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eAtticus Finch\u003c\/i\u003e is essential to understanding Harper Lee, her novels, and her times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Crespino\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jimmy Carter Professor of history at Emory University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Another Country\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2008 Lillian Smith Book Award from the Southern Regional Council, and \u003ci\u003eStrom Thurmond's America\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735170519103,"sku":"9781541644939","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d335ca27464ad278ee37687de97c521b.webp?v=1765142490","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/atticus-finch-the-biography-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}