{"product_id":"puddnhead-wilson","title":"Pudd'nhead Wilson","description":"432 pp. 8vo. \"First serialized in The Century Magazine between 1893 and 1894, Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson is a murder mystery set before the American Civil War in Missouri, more specifically, on the Mississippi River. During infancy, a light-skinned black baby and a white-skinned baby were switched at birth by a slave mother. Because the black baby grows up thinking he is white, he is highly racist toward his slaves. The white baby, who thinks he is a slave, grows up with no guidance and makes a living stealing, drinking, and doing other immoral things. During a murder trial, the town lawyer Puddn'head Wilson, who is seen as a peculiar fellow by the townsfolk, is able to expose the boys' true identities. Puddn'head Wilson is a story carried by themes of racism, Southern customs, and questions of identity. On the surface it is a witty and satirical tale but as one digs deeper a biting social commentary of racial inequality can be found.\"","brand":"American Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29203743342662,"sku":"2289653","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2289653.jpg?v=1571427099","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/puddnhead-wilson","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}