{"product_id":"obscene-in-the-extreme","title":"Obscene in the Extreme","description":"Few books have caused as big a stir as John Steinbeck's  The Grapes of Wrath , when it was published in April 1939. By May, it was the nation's No. 1 bestseller, flying off store shelves at a rate of 10,000 copies a week. But in Kern County, California,the Joads' newfound home,the book was burned publicly and banned from library shelves.  Obscene in the Extreme  tells the remarkable story behind that fit of censorship, a moment when several lives collided as part of a larger class struggle roiling the nation. It is a superb historical narrative that serves as an engaging window into an extraordinary time of upheaval in America, when as Steinbeck put it,  A revolution is going on.\"","brand":"PublicAffairs,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54252788515160,"sku":"9781586487676","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781586487676__67656eb3a7911_a4893734-a2b2-44cc-b36f-8740e9cbaec5.jpg?v=1741156663","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/obscene-in-the-extreme","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}