{"product_id":"the-blast-hardcover","title":"The Blast - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco, 1916. The streets\u003cbr\u003eroiling: pitched battles between radical workers and the henchmen of industrial\u003cbr\u003ebarons, and between a vibrant, largely Italian immigrant anarchist milieu and\u003cbr\u003ethe forces of state and church. All in the looming shadow of Europe's raging\u003cbr\u003ewar, and of a fierce struggle over whether the U.S. should commit its might, \u003cbr\u003eand human fodder, to the slaughter in the trenches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto this maelstrom arrives Kate\u003cbr\u003eJameson, a novice envoy from Washington tasked to secretly investigate the\u003cbr\u003etenor of support for war entry among San Francisco's business elite. She's also\u003cbr\u003ehoping to glimpse her wayward daughter, Maggie, whose last message to Kate had\u003cbr\u003ecome from there. And, too, she's seeking the ghost of her husband Jamey, who\u003cbr\u003efifteen years earlier had landed there upon his return, shattered, from his\u003cbr\u003epart in the U.S. occupation of the Philippines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArriving back in the city at the\u003cbr\u003esame moment is Baldo Cavanaugh, a Sicilian-Irish son of San Francisco whose militant\u003cbr\u003ebeliefs and special skills have led him time and again to the violent extremes of\u003cbr\u003ethe city's turbulent history. And who now must confront the doubts and demons of\u003cbr\u003ehis own character, which he'd sought to escape by fleeing the city three years\u003cbr\u003ebefore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis stunning tale\u003cbr\u003eexplores how these two seemingly disparate characters become engaged with the city's\u003cbr\u003eand nation's turmoil, and with the complexities of their related pasts in\u003cbr\u003eBoston, Dublin, London, Cuba, and the Philippines. A vivid picture of a city\u003cbr\u003eand a moment, the novel brilliantly reveals the explosive admixture of the\u003cbr\u003edeeply personal and the deeply political.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.5 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698923704383,"sku":"9781629639116","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9de0218f398e6f7b3d57367ef9784745_aba10616-d483-45a8-9fd2-9a45a96e0c53.webp?v=1765011806","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-blast-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}