{"product_id":"the-way-to-bright-star-paperback","title":"The Way To Bright Star - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrown Dee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Butterfield, ex-circus performer, is living out his days in a small backwater town. He spends much of his time dwelling on the past, pondering his glory days with the circus, and his first grand adventure--an odyssey across Missouri and Illinois to Bright Star, Indiana, during the Civil War. It was a journey that laid the groundwork for the man he would become, and on which he got to know the two people who meant the world to him, and still do. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1862, Ben sets out to help Johnny Hawkes, a resourceful Texican, drive two camels to the farm home of a Yankee officer who has taken possession of the desert beasts as contraband of war. But when Johnny is imprisoned by the Yankees and charged with horse theft, it is up to Ben to complete the task without his friend and mentor. On the threshold of manhood, he has only the help of a young girl, nicknamed Princess, who spends most of the time masquerading as a boy to avoid drawing unwanted attention. Johnny and Princess must stand together and persevere against the odds if they are to overcome every obstacle placed before them on the winding way to Bright Star. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA magnificent tour of 1860s heartland America, \u003ci\u003eThe Way to Bright Star\u003c\/i\u003e is a grand coming-of-age novel, in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eHuckleberry Finn\u003c\/i\u003e, and destined to become an American classic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEE BROWN is the acclaimed master of several bestsellers, including the classic nonfiction work \u003ci\u003eBury My Heart at Wounded Knee\u003c\/i\u003e, which sold over five million copies worldwide, and the highly acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eCreek Mary's Blood\u003c\/i\u003e. This revered writer, who has lived through most of this century, has written over two dozen books on life in frontier America, and forever put his stamp on American history. Dee Brown lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761433805088,"sku":"9780765322555","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e485aaea44c14330685b82bba6ae7442.webp?v=1780207427","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-way-to-bright-star-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}