{"product_id":"trempealeau-paperback","title":"Trempealeau - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn T. Umhoefer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews'\u003c\/em\u003e Best Indie Book of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the commander of Skylab reports a massive circular structure in the snow-covered ground in the winter of 1974, two curious teens begin hunting for this elusive geological phenomenon on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. They're unaware that they've stumbled upon a generations-old secret reluctantly revealed to the U.S. government and young geologist Lawrence Marten during World War II and defended with deadly violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Meadows is just fourteen when his friend, Pete Flottmeier disappears on a solo search for the circle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer von Guericke was also a child inspired by the mystery--her farm marked the epicenter of the circle described from space. Her father's disappearance soon after the Skylab report tore apart her family, and now, twenty-nine years later, in 2003, Jen has returned home to bury her estranged mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer meets Paul Meadows, still lost in his search for his boyhood friend. Now a new generation, led by Trempealeau County cheesemaker Steve Schleusener and 86-year-old professor Lawrence Marten, must decide if they will defend the awesome secret of the circle, or help Paul and Jennifer learn the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the secret is stirring. Mysterious earthquakes, building in strength, are shaking the globe, and the truth in Trempealeau threatens not just one Earth, but two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683565441087,"sku":"9798986672601","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/56486ea6b0ec368d2b13d690e721c758.webp?v=1764964309","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/trempealeau-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}