{"product_id":"ecology-of-a-cracker-childhood-9781571313256","title":"Ecology of a Cracker Childhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the memories of a childhood marked by extreme poverty, mental illness, and restrictive fundamentalist Christian rules, Janisse Ray crafted a \"heartfelt and refreshing\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) memoir that has inspired thousands to embrace their beginnings, no matter how humble, and to fight for the places they love. This new edition updates and contextualizes the story for a new generation and a wider audience desperately searching for stories of empowerment and hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRay grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound travelers by hulks of old cars. In language at once colloquial, elegiac, and informative, Ray redeems her home and her people, while also cataloging the source of her childhood hope: the Edenic longleaf pine forests, where orchids grow amid wiregrass at the feet of widely spaced, lofty trees. Today, the forests exist in fragments, cherished and threatened, and the South of her youth is gradually being overtaken by golf courses and suburban development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemporary classic, \u003cem\u003eEcology of a Cracker Childhood\u003c\/em\u003e is a clarion call to protect the cultures and ecologies of every childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janisse Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571313256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e15th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273886892169,"sku":"9781571313256","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b959dc79-9251-4376-a435-dc811119fc63.jpg?v=1736840640","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ecology-of-a-cracker-childhood-9781571313256","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}