{"product_id":"easter-island-paperback-1","title":"Easter Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Roderigo Dos Passos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite sickness in the final years of his life, Dos Passos presses on for adventure. He and his wife journey to Easter Island, where they explore the history behind the famous statues--called maois. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"When I was a small boy,\" Dos Passos says, \"some kind person took me to the British Museum. There I saw a statue, a huge, rough, dark-gray statue with  a] long, sad, dark-gray face. The statue stared back out of deep, sunken eyes. What was it trying to say? To this day I can remember the feeling it gave me of savage, brooding melancholy.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Dos Passos \u003c\/b\u003e(1896-1970) was born in Chicago and graduated from Harvard in 1916. His service as an ambulance driver in Europe at the end of World War I led him to write \u003ci\u003eThree Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e in 1919. A prolific travel writer, biographer, playwright, and novelist, he is an American classic of the twentieth century. Dos Passos is the author of \u003ci\u003eManhattan Transfer, Three Soldiers, 1919, \u003c\/i\u003eand many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134076817543,"sku":"9780385513616","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d224b8830a69678af282a643a0079ecd.webp?v=1732638992","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/easter-island-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}