{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-the-american-years-the-american-years-9780312378462","title":"Sherlock Holmes: The American Years: The American Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compelling volume of original tales concerning Sherlock Holmes' legendary time in America \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction by Leslie S. Klinger, editor and compiler of all three volumes of the \u003ci\u003eAnnotated Sherlock Holmes, \u003c\/i\u003ethis collection of ten original stories brings light to one of the least examined periods in the life of the great detective--his time in the former colonies, the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Holmes is a youthful one--a young man not yet set upon his course in life and in his famous lodgings at 221B Baker Street. In Richard Lupoff 's Inga Sigerson Weds, he's come to America to represent the family at his sister's wedding. In Darryl Brock's My Silk Umbrella, Mark Twain narrates his fateful encounter with Holmes at a baseball game in Hartford, Connecticut; Steve Hockensmith narrates the meeting of the young William Gillette and the object of his later, most famous turn upon the stage; and Peter Tremayne reveals the intersection of Holmes and the Irish in the 19th century American midwestern landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith further stories by Marta Randall, Rhys Bowen, Peter Beagle, and others, the legend, the mythology and even the history of the world's greatest detective is further enhanced by these charming, clever and mystifying tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Kurland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 6.06w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312378462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/09\/2009 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMICHAEL KURLAND is the author of nearly forty books and the editor of the previous Holmes' anthologies \u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a two-time finalist for the Edgar Award and lives in Petaluma, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40603793621107,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":46.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c822800b-89ba-4acd-b067-89a5d645c91d.jpg?v=1669396470","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-the-american-years-the-american-years-9780312378462","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}