{"product_id":"lone-dog-road-paperback","title":"Lone Dog Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKent Nerburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tale of compassion and redemption from an award-winning author whose writing Louise Erdrich has praised as \"storytelling with a greatness of heart\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During the drought-stricken summer of 1950, two Lakota boys, ages eleven and six, huddle in a boxcar hurtling through the prairie night as they run from a government agent sent to take the younger boy to an Indian boarding school. But what begins as a pursuit soon becomes a complex drama of intersecting lives as the boys make their way across the vast Dakota plains to the pipestone quarries of western Minnesota to replace their great-grandfather's \u003cem\u003echannunpa\u003c\/em\u003e, or sacred pipe, that was broken by the agent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alive with a rich tapestry of characters the boys meet along their journey, this riveting story is at once an exploration of the hidden corners of the human heart and a moving study of the way the land shapes the people who live, love, dream, and die upon it. Sprawling yet intimate, \u003cem\u003eLone Dog Road \u003c\/em\u003eis destined to take its place in the grand tradition of great American road novels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKent Nerburn\u003c\/strong\u003e has published sixteen books of creative nonfiction, fiction, and essays focusing on Native American and American culture and spirituality, including the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eChief Joseph \u0026amp; the Flight of the Nez Perce\u003c\/em\u003e. He won a Minnesota Book Award in 1995 for \u003cem\u003eNeither Wolf nor Dog\u003c\/em\u003e and another in 2010 for \u003cem\u003eThe Wolf at Twilight\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 504\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.7 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378927038566,"sku":"9781608689941","price":29.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/6DbJZvg_X79781608689941_94c3418c-087b-4dbb-8d67-7b5999a1e2c4.webp?v=1768912752","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/lone-dog-road-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}