{"product_id":"burnt-pot-island-a-marsh-hammock-in-its-natural-state-paperback","title":"Burnt Pot Island: A Marsh Hammock in Its Natural State - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Dove Barr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Williams earns her living shucking oysters in a filthy, mosquito-infested shed, like all Geechee women in Pin Point, Georgia, in 1904. Even though she graduates eighth grade and yearns to escape, none of the men whose children she bears can help her. Prohibition becomes law, and rum-running gangs invade the deserted sea islands, bribing the sheriff and the mayor of nearby Savannah, who promise unheard-of sums of money to the impoverished Geechees to do their dirty work, and who lure Catherine's son Willie into the business. When the owner of the oyster cannery makes an unwanted sexual advance toward Catherine's daughter Licia, Catherine is forced to hide Licia with her son on Skidaway Island, the epicenter of fine-liquor smuggling and manufacture of moonshine. She struggles to keep her job and home, both of which depend on pleasing her boss. The mayor entices Licia into sex and rum-running, building her a secret house on Burnt Pot Island, where even voodoo and Christian prayer aren't enough to keep her safe. Federal agents close in for a raid, forcing Catherine to choose between abandoning everything she has worked for and saving her children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Dove Barr is a native Georgian and an attorney, with a BA from Mercer and a JD from John Marshall Law School. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWild Times on Skidaway Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRunning through Menopause\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eRunners' World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFitness Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDog Fancy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoastal Senior\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSavannah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBurnt Pot Island\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. Skidaway Island has been her home since 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52548085973299,"sku":"9781666732870","price":37.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RUxueG1pV3g3TWNwQ3JJKy9WRWJBdz09.webp?v=1761026345","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/burnt-pot-island-a-marsh-hammock-in-its-natural-state-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}