{"product_id":"magnificent-failure-9780804738866","title":"Magnificent Failure","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn words that are as clean and precise as his haunting, starkly beautiful photographs (71 duotones, 10 1\/2 x 8 1\/2 inches), the author vividly recreates the life and times of the Western Homestead Era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The photos of homestead landscapes on these pages—structures, implements, fields, haystacks—speak of the work, hopes, and drought-battered lives of thousands of families.\" -- \u003ci\u003eUtah Historial Quartery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Campbell gives us glimpses into real western history that is just beyond the fence line north of the highway or just three miles down a dusty back road, and he brings it to life so that we may all participate.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Chronicles of Oklahoma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A trained archaeologist and a gifted photographer, Campbell masterfully observes the materials the homesteaders left behind.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew Mexico Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is a 'two thumbs up' and should have a place on your American history reference shelf.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNorth Dakota History\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884659585367,"sku":"9780804738866","price":136.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804738866.jpg?v=1722532903","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/magnificent-failure-9780804738866","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}