{"product_id":"union-square-hardcover","title":"Union Square - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Koesters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The year it was, even, had a lovely ring to it. Nineteen fifty-two. The war and all, it was over. Things were going to get better and better.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e In the Union Square neighborhood of southwest Baltimore, 1952 will in fact mark the beginning of what will come to be known as The Great Decline. Grand three-story row houses, old money and stature frame the setting for descendants of European immigrants and slaves who exist side-by-side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in a community already marked by violence, alcoholism, and lurking poverty, young Irish boxer Paddy Dolan personifies the shadow that lies over much of a city where religious tensions, racial hatred, and sexual violence work to make monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale of damnation and redemption, the sacred and the profane, \u003cem\u003eUnion Square\u003c\/em\u003e is also a story of deep humor and characters who will not soon be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42111195054215,"sku":"9781627201926","price":29.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b68c8b00543d9e95475c6f3c881de264.webp?v=1732481229","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/union-square-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}