{"product_id":"bobby-bluejacket","title":"Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBobby BlueJacket\u003c\/em\u003e is the extraordinary true story of a career thief who first gained notoriety as a convicted teenaged killer. Based on over 5 years of research, the book\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003edraws from BlueJacket’s own memories, long-buried law enforcement and trial records, prison archives, news accounts, as well as interviews with others such as photographer Larry Clark and veteran reporters of Tulsa's mid-century crime beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eBorn in 1930, BlueJacket came of age as a Native American in white Oklahoma—passing through teenage rumbles, scheming pool halls, and Midwest safecracker crews. While incarcerated, he remade himself as a celebrated prison journalist. By the 1970s, he would act as a political impresario, used tire salesman, and prison rodeo emcee—ultimately becoming an Eastern Shawnee activist and respected tribal elder. At each turn, BlueJacket sought out success and self-definition by any means necessary. More than just an underworld tale—\u003cem\u003eBobby BlueJacket\u003c\/em\u003e is an in-depth exploration of one man’s experience in a brutal post-war world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First To Knock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57357987512660,"sku":"A8B-33233","price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/Num_C3_A9riser_2031_ffe83c98-b26d-459f-888f-ec73e551ff1d.jpg?v=1790813681","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/bobby-bluejacket","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}