{"product_id":"the-memory-of-old-jack-paperback","title":"The Memory of Old Jack - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendell Berry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Jack, born just after the American Civil War and dying in contemporary times, spends one beautiful September day in Port William, his home since birth, remembering. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story tells of the most searing moments of Old Jack's life, particularly his debt to his sister Nancy and her husband Ben Feltner, Old Jack's model of what an honorable manhood and strength might be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Few novelists treat both their characters and their readers with the kind of respect that Wendell Berry displays in this deeply moving account . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Memory of Old Jack\u003c\/i\u003e is a slab of rich Americana.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendell Berry\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fifty books of poetry, fiction, and essays. He was recently awarded the Cleanth Brooks Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Fellowship of Southern Writers and the Louis Bromfield Society Award. For over forty years he has lived and farmed with his wife, Tanya, in Kentucky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771328626976,"sku":"9781582430430","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9d045aa252b2a5e7e9b55b6eb6138d90.webp?v=1780384809","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-memory-of-old-jack-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}