{"product_id":"angel-city-9781561645671","title":"Angel City","description":"After leaving their failed farm in West Virginia, Jared Teeter and his family make their way to Florida, with dreams of fishing, going to the beach, and running their own roadside produce stand. What they find instead is a nightmare in a migrant labor camp, where they become the indentured servants of a soulless crew chief and his mindless henchmen. Vacillating between hope and despair, Jared must stay alert--and alive--to rescue his own family and the prisoners around him from a life of continued degradation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the year before he wrote \u003ci\u003eAngel City\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Smith did what he called \"physical research,\" disguising himself and joining migrant crews as they picked whatever vegetable was in season. He mentally recorded the events he encountered and wrote the novel is just a few weeks. His reason for writing \u003ci\u003eAngel City\u003c\/i\u003e? \"The first step toward eliminating injustice is to expose it,\" he said. \u003ci\u003eAngel City\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a TV movie in 1980.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick D. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pineapple Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781561645671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Mississippi, Pat Smith has lived in Florida since 1966, writing about its nature and people. He also wrote \u003ci\u003eA Land Remembered, The River Is Home, Forever Island\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAllapattah\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from Pineapple Press.A\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Patrick D. Smith \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47579882193053,"sku":"9781561645671","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_802ad110-7102-4e54-a7cd-61c00d468e97.jpg?v=1768897675","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/angel-city-9781561645671","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}