{"product_id":"whole-hog-paperback","title":"Whole Hog - 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\u003eDavid Wagoner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe return of the western classic that the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e says proves that David Wagoner is the\u003cbr\u003e\"closest nowadays approximation of Mark Twain himself.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1852, and it's twenty-two-year-old Zeke Hunt's job is to herd his family's 28, insatiable, scissorbill hogs from Missouri to California, where the Hunts hope to start a new life. But after his family is massacred, he's forced to continue the perilous, wild, unpredictable journey across the Great Plains with what's left of his scalp, his three remaining hogs, and Casper, an old whiskey salesman that he befriends along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wagoner has a winning way with a yarn, a rhythm of speech that is quaint without being unintelligible and a true storyteller's pace. His language, as usual, is delicious.\"\u003ci\u003e Minneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An exuberantly funny, cleverly executed book...hilarious entertainment.\" \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wholly delightful. The book is so enjoyable, it's hard not to make a pig of oneself and devour it all in one sitting.\"\u003ci\u003e Lafayette Journal-Courier\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A delightful yarn of a West too Wild for Hollywood. David Wagoner writes like a man who enjoys his work, ladling out chunks of frontier wit. Great entertainment.\" \u003ci\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wagoner writes with a special blend of wit and humor.\" \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\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 April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53744431726899,"sku":"9781962896139","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SAGKFBpnA89781962896139.webp?v=1785235000","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/whole-hog-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}