{"product_id":"the-blue-collar-blues-and-other-stories-9781662902895","title":"The Blue Collar Blues and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bob Stockton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Gatekeeper Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gatekeeper Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shipwreck's tragic toll in human life. The changing face of a quiet turn-of-the century neighborhood. A man who lost his wife unexpectedly. An obnoxious drunk who gets more than he bargained for. A horse who develops an affinity for a Hawaiian saloon. A submarine's up close and personal encounter with a snoozing whale. Each of these stories and much more are found in \"The Blue Collar Blues,\" author Bob Stockton's personal anthology of forty-six short stories that have been published over the past decade.\u003cbr\u003e The book's first section contains stories of a young boy's coming of age in an ever-changing northeast working-class neighborhood. The second section highlights standalone stories that run from autobiographical to allegorical. The third section focuses on the adventures-and misadventures- of young sailors serving in the U.S. Navy of a half-century past. The fourth section relates actual tales of the U.S. Navy and her sailors deployed along the Pacific Rim.\u003cbr\u003e Grab a cup of coffee and escape into the mind of an author with a flair for describing what is really important in life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46454392586391,"sku":"9781662902895","price":1711.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781662902895.webp?v=1769148564","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-blue-collar-blues-and-other-stories-9781662902895","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}