{"product_id":"the-derelict-light-paperback","title":"The Derelict Light - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Stark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Derelict Light\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in Prohibition-era Astoria, Oregon, a bleak and rain-soaked fishing town where violence and vice have found a home at the edge of the continent. After the Great War the city is awash in strife: civic leaders stoking economic ambitions, Finnish socialists gunning for a revolution, gamblers and boozers operating outside the law, and salmon fishermen just trying to survive the most dangerous river on the West Coast. Then comes the Ku Klux Klan in search of fresh recruits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a fire destroys most of the city, and a body is found hanging from the docks, the city tears at its seams. Lines are drawn, and influence wields violence. Inspired by historical events, \u003ci\u003eThe Derelict Light\u003c\/i\u003e explores a Pacific Northwest town in the grips of catastrophe, caught in a bitter struggle between progress, greed, and human frailty.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is a longtime journalist and author. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eChasing the Ghost Bear: On the Trail of America's Lost Super Beast\u003c\/i\u003e (Bison Books, 2022), winner of the 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eWrecked in Yellowstone: Greed, Obsession, and the Untold Story of Yellowstone's Most Infamous Shipwreck\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759092629792,"sku":"9781496235220","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6c4e59014dfeffb521e1d1de62676958.webp?v=1780142318","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-derelict-light-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}