{"product_id":"the-road-to-many-a-wonder-9781962896085","title":"The Road to Many a Wonder","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the wildest, funniest, and most memorable trips ever dreamed up by a novelist. Wagoner is a master story-teller.\" \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1859, and twenty-year-old Ike Bender, eager to escape the yoke of his brutal father, runs away from his family's hard-scrabble Nebraska farm with dreams of making his fortune in the gold-rush country around Pike's Peak, where his older brother Kit has already fled. Ike sets out alone, armed with only his home-made wheelbarrow, a side of bacon, an old pick-ax, a few dollars, and the love of plucky, head-strong teenager Millicent Slaughter to sustain his dangerous, 500-mile journey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterpiece of first-person, vernacular narrative. It's a joy to read.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A Twain-ish tale that deftly mixes humor and adventure. And it's all told in language so rich you can take it in big bites, chew and savor it.\" \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A funny, tough-minded, cheerful novel, which turns the base metal of frontier experience into pure gold. Everyone who reads this wonder-filled book is guaranteed, unconditionally, to strike it rich.\" \u003ci\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A novel of immense charm and grace. \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Many a Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e is prose magic. \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unforgettable experience.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Marysville Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Wagoner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962896085\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43173221859443,"sku":"9.78196E+12","price":25.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_724bb491-eeef-4206-9e3a-6b62897ce4fd.jpg?v=1751630668","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-road-to-many-a-wonder-9781962896085","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}