{"product_id":"murdered-by-capitalism-a-memoir-of-150-years-of-life-and-death-on-the-american-left-paperback","title":"Murdered by Capitalism: A Memoir of 150 Years of Life and Death on the American Left - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Ross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2004\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After spilling bourbon on Schnaubelt's grave, its pugnacious and very dead occupant becomes Ross's mentor, sidekick, and boozing companion through this epic telling of the hallucinatory, carnal, and ornery histories of the American Left and John Ross's own remarkable life. Schnaubelt navigates us through his seemingly boundless revolutionary battleground, uttering cries of subversion from within the grave while trying to remain out of earshot from the FBI snoop and local supermarket tycoon buried nearby. Ross's own story -- hobo revolutionist, junkie, poet, and journalist is a contrapuntal to Schnaubelt's. Ross never takes himself too seriously, yet his most remarkable trait is the honesty with which he approaches life, even while trying to deconstruct his own faults, personal tragedies (including the death of his one-month-old son), and imperfections. His pursuit of revolutionary politics and poetics is the constant, often spent with his muse, Revolutionary Mexico. Ross concludes with a trip to Baghdad as a \"human shield,\" before the Anglo-American invasion, ready to sacrifice his life as part of his perpetual struggle for justice. Award-winning writer John Ross's memoir is inspired from a tumbledown tombstone in California: The headstone reads: E. B. Schnaubelt 1855 -- 1913, \"Murdered by Capitalism.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, freelance journalist, and activist currently residing in Mexico City. His articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bay Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation, CounterPunch, Texas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eProgressive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLa Jornada\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eRebellion from the Roots\u003c\/i\u003e won the American Book Award and his somewhat autobiographical memoir \u003ci\u003eMurdered by Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e won the Upton Sinclair Award and was a \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 353\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.18 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751135052064,"sku":"9781560255789","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68f34fd5949d73b10ed4681f5d1e1e45.webp?v=1779965257","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/murdered-by-capitalism-a-memoir-of-150-years-of-life-and-death-on-the-american-left-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}