{"product_id":"blackwater-ben-paperback","title":"Blackwater Ben - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Durbin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to thirteen-year-old Ben Ward's father, lumberjacks look forward to two things: mealtime and springtime. In the winter of 1898, Ben leaves school for a job as a cook's assistant to his father at the Blackwater Logging Camp. As Ben spends long hours peeling potatoes and frying flapjacks, he dreams of working in the woods with the other men, felling trees, driving a team, and skidding timber. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile enduring a long, cold winter in a camp filled with outlandish characters, as well as an orphan boy named Nevers, Ben comes to understand himself and his family's past. Peppered throughout with heart and humor--and including a glossary and afterword with facts about logging--\u003ci\u003eBlackwater Ben\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid picture of the north woods of Minnesota at the end of the nineteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Durbin is a former high school and college English teacher and the award-winning author of ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Blade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUntil the Last Spike\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSong of Sampo Lake\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2011), and \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Evening\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2011). He lives on Lake Vermilion at the edge of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.18 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757327155488,"sku":"9780816691920","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/444ee5208b6eceed21a7986b76eb66de.webp?v=1780099695","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blackwater-ben-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}