{"product_id":"the-gore-paperback","title":"The Gore - 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\u003eJoseph A. Citro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist, folklorist, and public radio commentator, Joseph A. Citro is considered an expert on New England's historical oddities and unexplained phenomena. A resident of Vermont, he has authored numerous novels and nonfiction books, lectured widely, and appeared on regional and national radio and television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn Writing The Gore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis was a fun book to write. It's as close to a \"boy's adventure\" novel as I've ever been able to concoct. The moment I stumbled upon Vermont \"gores\" this story took root and almost wrote itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt that time, I was researching a historical script for public television. That's when I stumbled upon gores. They are unorganized parcels of land that lie outside the borders of all official townships. Since they are in no town, they are quite literally \"no-man's-lands.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGores do not exist by design. They are blunders made by colonial surveyors who first measured unexplored land. Many Vermont gores remained uninhabited because they are in some of the state's most inhospitable terrain. My guess is that a few of those early surveyors deliberately overlooked such godforsaken acres\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo me all this was a revelation! What a perfect place to set a scary book: an uninhabited no-man's-land created by mistake!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, the book's wonderfully ambiguous title was essentially handed to me: \u003ci\u003eThe Gore\u003c\/i\u003e. What else could I have called it? This is one of those rare instances when the title came before the book. More precisely, the title inspired the novel!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlas, when Warner Books originally published it in 1990, they - for some unfathomable reason - renamed it \u003ci\u003eThe Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was upset, fearing that flaccid title would predict the book's fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRescue came in 2000 when the University Press of New England (UPNE) resurrected it as part of their prestigious Hardscrabble line. They graced the printed edition with an elegant cover by nationally renowned artist Wendell Minor. And they restored its proper name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater, in 2012, Crossroad Press published the ebook and an audio book, beautifully voiced by the talented Chet Williamson. At this point its birth title was permanently in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Fate had other plans for \u003ci\u003eThe Gore\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2018 UPNE went out of business, making the printed edition unavailable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuckily, in July of 2024, I was delighted to cross paths with Redhawk Publications. Their Publisher, Robert Canipe, introduced me to Acquisitions Editor Patricia Thompson and the rest is history. Or better yet, the future. It is my hope that Redhawk will keep \u003ci\u003eThe Gore\u003c\/i\u003e in print for many years, once again making it available to its old fans and to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267238412537,"sku":"9781959346784","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/sDIpZ30Lh79781959346784.webp?v=1768862485","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-gore-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}