{"product_id":"how-to-dodge-a-cannonball-hardcover","title":"How to Dodge a Cannonball - Hardcover","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\u003eDennard Dayle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Dodge a Cannonball \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a razor-sharp satire that dives into the heart of the Civil War, hilariously questioning the essence of the fight, not just for territory, but for the soul of America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Dodge a Cannonball \u003c\/i\u003eis funnier than the Civil War should ever be. It follows Anders, a teenage idealist who enlists and reenlists to shape the American Future--as soon as he figures out what that is, who it includes, and why everyone wants him to die for it. Escaping his violently insane mother is a bonus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnders finds honor as a proud Union flag twirler--until he's captured. Then he tries life as a diehard Confederate--until fate asks him to die hard for the Confederacy at Gettysburg. Barely alive, Anders limps into a Black Union regiment in a stolen uniform. While visibly white, he claims to be an octoroon, and they claim to believe him. Only then does his life get truly strange. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis new brothers are even stranger, including a science-fiction playwright, a Haitian double agent, and a former slave feuding with God. Despite his best efforts, Anders starts seeing the war through their eyes, sparking ill-timed questions about who gets to be American or exploit the theater of war. Dennard Dayle's satire spares no one as doomed charges, draft riots, gleeful arms dealers, and native suppression campaigns test everyone's definition of loyalty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUproariously funny and revelatory, \u003ci\u003eHow to Dodge a Cannonball \u003c\/i\u003easks if America is worth fighting for. And then answers loudly. Read it while it's still legal.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennard Dayle\u003c\/b\u003e is a Jamaican American author who lives in Brooklyn, New York. He is a graduate of Princeton University and received his MFA from Columbia University. His short fiction has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Clarkesworld\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Matchbook\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Internet Tendency\u003c\/i\u003e. His first book was the short story collection \u003ci\u003eEverything Abridged\u003c\/i\u003e. Before taking up fiction and mischief as a full-time job, he was an advertising copywriter who dangerously flirted with stand-up comedy. He teaches as an adjunct at Columbia and recently made the rash decision to take up skateboarding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.27 x 6.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987720896813,"sku":"9781250345677","price":28.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/LAdL1unzM_9781250345677.webp?v=1776183693","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/how-to-dodge-a-cannonball-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}