{"title":"Books \u003e Subjects \u003e Literature \u0026 Fiction \u003e Genre Fiction \u003e Historical \u003e Military","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bootblack-hc-nbm-publishing-very-good","title":"Bootblack HC NBM Publishing - Very Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVERY GOOD -\u003c\/b\u003eBook is in Very Good condition with some shelf wear, light loss of gloss, etc but no major issues like creases, missing pages, water damage, ripped cover, etc. Book likely has a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gemcitybooks.com\/pages\/remainder-book\"\u003eremainder mark\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreators:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikael\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e NBM Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681122960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Sale Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.3 in H | 9.2 in W\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy the author of the critically acclaimed Giant. On the German front, in the spring of 1945: the war leaves only death and destruction in its wake. To escape the horror of the present, Al, an American soldier, the only survivor of his unit, immerses himself in the memories of his New York life. Son of German immigrants, born in the United States, he was not yet ten years old when, in one night, under the approving eyes of anti-immigrant Americans, he lost his parents and his home in a terrible fire. Turning his back on his origins, Al has no choice but to live on the streets; he becomes a Bootblack, a shoe shiner. With his friend Shiny, they somehow manage to survive by sticking together. Six years later, in 1935, they meet Buster and the ambitious Diddle Joe. And then there's Maggie, the girl Al is in love with and whose esteem he ardently longs for. And this, even as she makes it clear to him that they do not live in the same world. New York offers no future for the poor, Al understood that. He is therefore determined to earn more money, whatever the means. But he does not imagine, at that point, that the war which threatens will soon give him an appointment with his past...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage and Condition Note -\u003c\/b\u003e We typically have multiple copies of the titles we sell. Whether using a stock or our own image, shipped books are usually not the actual book pictured and are a representation of the title and condition. We feel strongly that the shipped book will match the condition in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gemcitybooks.com\/pages\/condition-guide\"\u003eguideline\u003c\/a\u003e. We buy books directly from publishers and authorized secondary distributors. The majority of our books are unsold returns from retailers to distributors and have never been purchased by an end consumer. We don't buy books from thrift stores or library sales to resell. 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