{"product_id":"roman-a-novel-of-the-west-paperback","title":"Roman: A Novel of the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas C. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Spur Award for Best Historical Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Douglas C. Jones is one the great novelists of the American West, and Roman is one of his finest works--a hugely entertaining story with unforgettable characters.\"--James Donovan, Author of \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Young Roman Hasford stood by his mother and sister on the family's Arkansas hill farm while his father was off fighting in the Civil War. Now that his father has returned, Roman heads west to blaze his own trail. Eager for adventure, Roman gets more than he bargained for--from the rough-and-tumble boomtown of Leavenworth, Kansas, to the blood-soaked prairies where he fights Cheyenne warriors at the Battle of Beecher's Island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Authentic and action-packed, Douglas C. Jones's \u003ci\u003eRoman\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic, unforgettable coming-of-age story, set against the background of the sprawling, wild, new frontier of the American West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas C. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e was a three-time winner of the Western Writers of America's Golden Spur Award, as well as the recipient of their Owen Wister Award of Lifetime Achievement. A native of Arkansas, Jones died in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748300488992,"sku":"9780451236678","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/43adaf5ab27f850e39e43b2d0c15f2d7.webp?v=1779907721","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/roman-a-novel-of-the-west-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}