{"product_id":"the-haunt-of-home-a-journey-through-americas-heartland-paperback","title":"The Haunt of Home: A Journey Through America's Heartland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZachary Michael Jack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to deeply love a home place that haunts us still? From Mark Twain to Grant Wood to Garrison Keillor, regionalists from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age have explored the American Gothic and the homegrown fatalism that flourish in many of the nation's most far-flung and forgotten places. \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Home\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to a cast of real-life Midwestern characters grappling with the Gothic in their own lives, from promising young professionals debating the perennial \"Should I stay or should I go\" dilemma, to recent émigrés and entrepreneurs seeking personal reinvention, to faithful boosters determined to keep their communities alive despite the odds. In \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Home\u003c\/i\u003e Zachary Michael Jack considers the many ways a region's abiding spirit shapes the ethos of a land and its people, offering portraits of others who, like himself, are determined to live out the unique promise and predicament of the Gothic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZachary Michael Jack is an award-winning author of many books, including, most recently \u003ci\u003eCountry Views\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e. Jack is Professor of English at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, a seventh-generation Iowan, and a member of the board of directors for the Midwestern History Association.\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 0.57 x 8.98 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759904522528,"sku":"9781501751790","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5343ae9fe98cce7f7c730d5b3ece98ed.webp?v=1780165637","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-haunt-of-home-a-journey-through-americas-heartland-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}