{"product_id":"book-emku","title":"Citizen Cash","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level, bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, and for huge hits like “Ring of Fire” and “I Walk the Line.” But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States, even if he wasn’t recognized for it in his own lifetime, or since his death in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen and now, people have misread Cash’s politics, usually accepting the idea of him as a “walking contradiction.” Cash didn’t fit into easy political categories—liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, hawk or dove. Like most people, Cash’s politics were remarkably consistent in that they were based not on ideology or scripts but on empathy—emotion, instinct, and identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on untapped archives and new research on social movements and grassroots activism, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Cash\u003c\/i\u003e offers a major reassessment of a legendary figure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348707025200,"sku":"BDemku","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49348707057968,"sku":"ZEemku","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/383056-emku-Square.jpg?v=1734231497","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-emku","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}