{"product_id":"mama-rose-9781881524359","title":"Mama Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003eMama Rose. This is a story based on the extraordinary lives of the authors great grandparents. Rose was a run-away  orphaned Negro girl who was taken in by an unusual family  following the end of the Civil War. Jesse Ford was a white  Ex-Union soldier who went south after the war to take advantage of the dirt-cheap prices of land and plantations during the agricultural depression caused by the aftermath of the war. Disliked intensely by whites  he was forced to turn to Negro families for assistance. It was through this alliance that he became friendly with the family of the beautiful  young black girl  Rose. Although Rose never learned to read or write  she was a successful business woman. Their friendship culminated into love and marrage. Their union was an insult for both the Negro and white communities. Plans were carefully made and executed to break the bonds of this unholy marrage. Mama Rose is the story of this young couples courage in the face of storms  floods  crop failure  the untimely death of a son  and even government deceit. This novel depicts the human condition against the backdrop of The Reconstruction and Economic Depression after the Civil War. This uncommon and tender love story details how love  endurance  strength and hard work triumphs over hate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650377867317,"sku":"ByrdShop_1881524353","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781881524359.jpg?v=1781795267","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mama-rose-9781881524359","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}