{"product_id":"not-just-any-man-a-novel-of-old-new-mexico-9780998349855","title":"Not Just Any Man: A novel of Old New Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust a man.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Known for his character, not the color of his skin.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e That's all Gerald, son of a free black man and an Irish servant girl, wants to be.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's an impossible goal in slave-holding Missouri, but in the West, mountain men and villagers alike seem to accept him without question.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New Mexico is all that Gerald hoped for, but shortly after he arrives in Taos, he realizes he wants more than he'd thought: A girl with her own complex ancestry and a high mountain valley with intriguing potential.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To make either dream possible, Gerald needs to earn something more than a scratch living. The only way to do that is to trap beaver. It's a tough way to earn cash and the wilderness is an unforgiving place.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Can Gerald survive the Sangre de Cristo mountains, the Mohave Indians, and the arid south rim of the Grand Canyon as well as the fellow trapper who hates him for the color of his skin? Can he prove to himself and the girl he loves that he is, after all, not just any man?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Loretta Miles Tollefson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palo Flechado Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998349855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTollefson, Loretta Miles:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Loretta Miles Tollefson grew up in the American West in a log cabin built by her grandfather. She lives in New Mexico's Sangre de Cristo mountains, where she researches the region's history and imagines what it would have been like to actually experience it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palo Flechado Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40571164000371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1b877477-e9bf-4542-af51-09ff50ba36f2.jpg?v=1668180069","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/not-just-any-man-a-novel-of-old-new-mexico-9780998349855","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}