{"product_id":"they-shoot-horses-dont-they-serpents-tail-classics","title":"They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Serpent's Tail Classics)","description":"\"Sordid, pathetic, senselessly exciting. . . has the immediacy and the significance of a nerve-shattering explosion.\"—The New Republic\nThe depression of the 1930s led people to desperate measures to survive. The marathon dance craze, which flourished at that time, seemed a simple way for people to earn extra money dancing the hours away for cash, for weeks at a time. But the underside of that craze was filled with a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms.\nHorace McCoy was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1897. His novels include I Should Have Stayed Home (1938), and Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948).\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 184668739X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.184668739X.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:McCoy, Horace\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43874322219069,"sku":"BVV.184668739X.VG","price":11.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/184668739X-0.jpg?v=1792706412","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/they-shoot-horses-dont-they-serpents-tail-classics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}