{"product_id":"miller-cane-a-true-exact-history-paperback","title":"Miller Cane: A True \u0026 Exact History - 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\u003eSamuel Ligon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional liar Miller Cane is making a killing traveling around the country running therapy groups for survivors of mass shootings-and business is booming. But just as his latest con is unfolding, he's interrupted by a call from Lizzie, the woman he loves. It seems Lizzie's in jail for shooting and wounding Connor, an abusive former lover-who wants custody of Lizzie's eight-year-old daughter, Carleen. Lizzie is adamant: Miller must keep Carleen from Connor, taking her on the road with him in his battered old motor home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Miller's former life as a history teacher and scholar catches up with him when his New York editor persuades him to contribute to a forthcoming history book. Miller takes Carleen to historical sites in the American West-from the Whitman Massacre site to the home of Laura Ingalls Wilder-and begins writing his textbook entries. But dealing as he is with the stress of parenting Carleen while evading Connor and other threats, Miller's textbook sidebars become more and more . . . creative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the two drive toward their inescapable destiny, Miller the liar struggles to say something true that he can bequeath to this child he's grown to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiller Cane: A True \u0026amp; Exact History\u003c\/em\u003e is set in our tumultuous present, swimming in violence and fraud, but it's also about how we care for each other, even save each other, with a narrative drive and sense of humor in the tradition of other American road novels, from \u003cem\u003eAdventures of Huckleberry Finn\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eThe Sisters Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e. Painfully true and painfully funny, \u003cem\u003eMiller Cane\u003c\/em\u003e will take its place alongside such classics as \u003cem\u003eTrue Grit\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePaper Moon\u003c\/em\u003e.\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 September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56435037372721,"sku":"9781639822355","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/z3xgek7nlT9781639822355.webp?v=1790164614","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/miller-cane-a-true-exact-history-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}