{"product_id":"beneath-the-sands-of-monahans-hardcover","title":"Beneath the Sands of Monahans - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Alcorn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tale of a stone-cold frontiersman blasting across his beloved Texas highways in an attempt to retain his sense of daring and independence among friends, family, bookies and under-reported enemies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeneath the Sands of Monahans\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Archie Weesatche, a hard working orphan who's recently sold his oil field hot shot company, Keep On Truckin'. With money in his pocket and time on his hands, Archie launches a long-planned Tour of Texas with best friend Okinawa Watkins, betting with a colorful cast of hand-picked boosters and bookies on high school and college football games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Mexican heiress Josefina Montemayor, who convinces her long-ago lover that Archie's the only man she trusts to raise the $650,000 she needs to release millions in unrecovered cartel cash. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a map's worth of Texas locations, this quest narrative explores cultural minefields, the precarious nature of oilfield booms and busts, and the tricky world of cash money gambling during a legendary winning streak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Alcorn\u003c\/b\u003e has lived in and written about Texas his entire life. A former all-state linebacker, Alcorn founded Splendid Seed Tobacco Company, was a sportswriter, and worked as a packaged goods copywriter before receiving his Ph.D. in English Literature\/Creative Writing (Fiction) from the University of Houston. Alcorn's is the author of short story collection \u003ci\u003eArgument Against the Good-Looking Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e (2011, Texas Review Press). \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Sands of Monahans\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut novel. Alcorn currently lives in Edinburg on the US-Mexico border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764994933024,"sku":"9781646052196","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b68d3abc88e28c34b1e00f31e719fcbe.webp?v=1780259831","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beneath-the-sands-of-monahans-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}