{"product_id":"the-defining-sea-paperback","title":"The Defining Sea - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime, corruption, and colonialism--as well as compassion, survival, and dark humor--are woven into \u003cem\u003eThe Puerto Rico Trilogy, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich consists of three separate character-driven novels that focus on the Caribbean island and its complex political and social relationship with the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Defining Sea. b\u003c\/em\u003eook two, was also sparked by U.S.-Puerto Rico history. Its plot is derived from the U.S, Navy's decades-long live fire and bombing exercises on the inhabited offshore Puerto Rico island of Vieques, which caused death and serious illness. The story told concerns a 20-year-old University of Puerto Rico student who delivers drugs between the island and the states to raise money for a scholarship that will be named after his girlfriend, killed by police during a protest against the Navy's maneuvers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42741517779007,"sku":"9781620060087","price":19.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f0d1884729d56b3540108af2965b47d6.webp?v=1765161303","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-defining-sea-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}