{ "item_title" : "Gideon's Band a Tale of the Mississippi", "item_author" : [" George W. Cable", "F. C. Yohn "], "item_description" : "Gideon's Band is a novel written by George W. Cable that tells the story of a group of musicians who travel along the Mississippi River in the 19th century. The book follows the adventures of the band as they perform in various towns and cities, encountering a variety of characters along the way. Gideon, the leader of the band, is a former slave who has gained his freedom and is determined to make a name for himself as a musician. The story explores themes of race, class, and identity, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by African Americans during this time period. Through vivid descriptions of the landscape and culture of the Mississippi River region, Cable paints a rich and complex portrait of life in the American South during the 19th century. Overall, Gideon's Band is a compelling and thought-provoking work of historical fiction that offers a unique perspective on a pivotal period in American history.1914. Cable, American short-story writer and novelist, is known for his tales dealing with the Creoles of New Orleans. Gideon's Band begins: Saturday, April, 1852. There was a fervor in the sky as of an August noon, although the clocks of the city would presently strike five. Dazzling white clouds, about the show the earliest flush of the sun's decline, beamed down upon a turbid river harbor, where the water was deep so close inshore that the port's unbroken mile of steamboat wharf nowhere stretched out into the boiling flood. Instead it merely lined the shore, the steamers packing in bow on with their noses to it, their sterns out in the stream, their fenders chafing each other's lower guards. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/16/272/040/1162720409_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "41.95", "online_price" : "41.95", "our_price" : "41.95", "club_price" : "41.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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