{"product_id":"the-jeeptown-sock-hop-paperback-1","title":"The Jeeptown Sock Hop - 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\u003eJj Harrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrustrated over racial and class divisions in the 1950s, Charlie and his friends form a dance band and organize a sock hop they hope will bring black and white teenagers together. But, unknown to Clarice, Charlie struggles with a demon, his raging obsession for vengeance against the man who sexually molested him. Just as they bring their sock hop plans to the verge of success, Charlie's need for revenge erupts, and their dreams explode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo longer young, the two lovers meet again decades later to make sense out of the events that scarred their lives so many years earlier. This is the 1950s as they've never been shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you ever wondered why your parents or grandparents never turned out like the folks in Norman Rockwell paintings, this is the story for you. Harrigan paints a bittersweet picture of the 1950s: a troubled coming of age, tender first love, and stark racially-divided story in the gritty industrial setting of Jeeptown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is no Bobby sock or other jacket bouncy ponytail story it's the other side of the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801454338355,"sku":"9781964354088","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ubb1OIslwH9781964354088_0e2eabe8-7311-4350-8cdb-bb960f0243d0.webp?v=1785968898","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-jeeptown-sock-hop-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}