{"product_id":"refuge-paperback","title":"Refuge - 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\u003eDavid Richard Schoorens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens if democracy falls?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRefuge: A Novel of Lost Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, democracy in America wasn't lost to invasion or foreign terrorist attacks. Nor to a global cataclysm or military coup or an economic collapse. Democracy fell because it was our choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn election was all that was needed. Gerrymandered districts. Laws suppressing the vote.\u003cbr\u003eDisinformation and lies. Promises of former glory. Apathy and ignorance. Political violence and above all, fear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story begins in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, where American dissidents hope to start a new life. Mike and Debbie Whynot, both retired U.S. Air Force officers and leaders of their fellow expatriates, face threats from the new autocratic U.S. government. They will pay dearly for their continued fight for democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross the Saint Croix River in Eastport, Maine, others remain in service to the new U.S. government. A few will find the moral burden unendurable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eRefuge: A Novel of Lost Democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e explores what is possible. Even probable.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48422246121721,"sku":"9781958217658","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8IH2vfrGHb9781958217658.webp?v=1779263622","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/refuge-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}