{"product_id":"seed-of-south-sudan-memoir-of-a-lost-boy-refugee-paperback","title":"Seed of South Sudan: Memoir of a Lost Boy Refugee - 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\u003eMajok Marier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEstelle Ford-Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One of the most detailed books on the Lost Boys of Sudan since South Sudan became the world's newest nation in 2011, this is a memoir of Majok Marier, an Agar Dinka who was 7 when war came to his village in southern Sudan. During a 21-year civil war, 2 million lives were lost and 80 percent of the South Sudanese people were displaced. Tens of thousands of boys like Majok fled from the Sudanese Army that wanted to kill them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Surviving on grasses, grains, and help from villagers along the way, Majok walked nearly a thousand miles to a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Majok and 3,800 like him emigrated to the United States in 2001 while the civil war still raged. His story is joined to others' in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMajok Marier\u003c\/b\u003e is a plumber's apprentice in Atlanta, supporting his family and working for improvements in South Sudan villages. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eEstelle Ford-Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e, a former UPI reporter, wrote and taught in Atlanta. She published a book about Atlanta and two anthologies of recollections of the Civil Rights era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50126824341752,"sku":"9780786474288","price":40.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/pnPPTQKMJD9780786474288.webp?v=1786092928","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/seed-of-south-sudan-memoir-of-a-lost-boy-refugee-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}