{"product_id":"the-wake-of-the-wind-9780385487054","title":"The Wake of the Wind","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA dramatic and thought-provoking novel of one family's triumph in the face of the hardships and challenges of the post-Civil War South.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wake of the Wind\u003c\/b\u003e, J. California Cooper's third novel, is her most penetrating look yet at the challenges that generations of African Americans have had to overcome in order to carve out a home for themselves and their families. Set in Texas in the waning years of the Civil War, the novel tells the dramatic story of a remarkable heroine, Lifee, and her husband, Mor. When Emancipation finally comes to Texas, Mor, Lifee, and the extended family they create from other slaves who are also looking for a home and a future, set out in search of a piece of land they can call their own. In the face of constant threats, they manage not only to survive but to succeed--their crops grow, their children thrive, they educate themselves and others. Lifee and Mor pass their intelligence, determination, and talents along to their children, the next gene","brand":"Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525103624535,"sku":"9780385487054","price":12.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780385487054.jpg?v=1731859233","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wake-of-the-wind-9780385487054","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}