{"product_id":"9780062199157","title":"Driving the King","description":"\u003cp\u003eMontgomery, Alabama, December 1945. War hero Nat Weary has returned to his hometown, eager to rebuild his life. His childhood friend, the famous Nat King Cole, is also home for a rare performance. During the concert, Weary plans to propose to his sweetheart, and Cole will serenade them with a song.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Weary's dreams for the future are destroyed when a white man, armed with a pipe, rushes the stage. Leaping from the audience, the former soldier stops the assailant-an act of bravery that leads to ten years of hard labor in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree at last a decade later, Weary heads to Los Angeles to work for his old friend. It is the promise of a new life removed from the violence and degradation of Jim Crow Alabama. But he discovers that even in the City of Angels, wealth, popularity, and talent cannot protect a black man from discrimination and hate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn back to Montgomery to lay some unfinished business to rest, Cole and Weary discover a city in the midst of change. A woman named Rosa Parks has inspired blacks to boycott the city's buses-a daring fight for dignity and rights that will eventually grip the entire nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A moving tale about bigotry and the power of friendship.\" \u003ci\u003e-People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heartbreaking. . . .  A bold reimagining of [the] civil rights era.\" \u003ci\u003e-Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46556482404593,"sku":"9780062199157","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780062199157_p0.jpg?v=1766438580","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062199157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}