{"product_id":"capital-city","title":"Capital City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst published in the dark days immediately before World War II, \u003ci\u003eCapital City\u003c\/i\u003e is Mari Sandoz's angriest and most political novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many important American novels of the 1930s--John Steinbeck's \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, Jack Conroy's \u003ci\u003eThe Disinherited\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Cantwell's \u003ci\u003eLand of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlenty--\u003cb\u003eCapital City\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the troubles of working people trapped in the Great Depression. A unique portrayal of how the Depression affected the Great Plains, it examines the forces that bitterly contended for wealth and power. Sandoz researched the daily life and behind-the-scenes operations of several state capitals in the thirties before synthesizing them in this novel, which is part allegory, part indictment, part warning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamous for her passionate writing, Sandoz imbued \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapital City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e with the full measure of her outrage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947285643495,"sku":"9780803260313","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_17b14827-9c58-4276-9fdb-48539a08aea2.jpg?v=1775485967","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/capital-city","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}