{"product_id":"marching-men-9781513206370","title":"Marching Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1917) is a novel by Sherwood Anderson. Both fictional and autobiographical, Anderson’s second novel is a coming of age story that explores the individual and collective identities shaping American life. Although he is known today for his story collection \u003ci\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e, a pioneering work of Modernist literature admired for its plainspoken language and psychological detail, Anderson’s \u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful work of fiction that helped establish him as a leading realist writer of his generation. “In a country of so many varied climates and occupations as America it is absurd to talk of an American type. The country is like a vast disorganised undisciplined army, leaderless, uninspired, going in route-step along the road to they know not what end.” At a young age, Norman McGregor, a misfit dreamer, knows this to be true of his country. Fourteen-year-old Norman, ironically named “Beaut” for his homely appearance, works alongside his mother at a bakery in the town of Coal Creek. When frustration over unpaid debts leads him to close the bakery, a group of disgruntled miners nearly destroys his family’s only source of income. At the last second, a group of soldiers marches in to protect them, inspiring Norman with a sense of unity. As a young man, he leaves his hometown for Chicago, where he develops a relationship with a woman who introduces him to politics and labor organizing. Unable to shake the memory of the marching soldiers, he dedicates his life to collective empowerment. \u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of the American Dream, for all of its difficult truths and convenient fictions. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sherwood Anderson’s \u003ci\u003eMarching Men\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359500370263,"sku":"9781513206370","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513206370.jpg?v=1754124833","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/marching-men-9781513206370","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}