{"product_id":"the-silent-shore-of-memory-paperback","title":"The Silent Shore of Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Silent Shore of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the life of James Barnhill from his days as a young Confederate soldier through the trials of Reconstruction in his native Texas and his later career as a lawyer and judge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After being critically wounded at Gettysburg and a long recuperation in North Carolina, James Barnhill returns to Texas where he battles widespread corruption and vigilante violence during the turmoil of Reconstruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although he endures tragedy in his personal life, Barnhill becomes a respected lawyer who defends an African American man accused of rape and represents a titan of the Texas lumber industry in a precedent-setting confrontation with a railroad monopoly controlled by Wall Street financiers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steeped in the history of the South, \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Shore of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e explores the nuances of views on slavery and the dissolution of the Union, the complexity of race relations and race politics during the thirty years following the Civil War, and the powerful bonds of familial love and friendship.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN C. KERR is a native of Houston, Texas, and currently lives with his wife Susan in San Antonio. He is a graduate of Stanford University, where he studied history, literature, and poetry, and of the University of Texas Law School. \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Shore of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is his fifth published novel. His previously published novels, which are available in the US, the UK, and British Commonwealth countries, are \u003ci\u003eCardigan Bay, A Rose in No Man's Land, Fell the Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHurricane Hole\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he coauthored with his late father \u003ci\u003eOnly a Khaki Shirt: A Memoir of the Pacific War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735902294079,"sku":"9780875656199","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/41f44a2c4dfa9bfabdd87dde456db78a.webp?v=1765145088","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-silent-shore-of-memory-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}