{"product_id":"james-j-hill-a-great-life-in-brief-9781935347828","title":"James J. Hill: A Great Life in Brief","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames J. Hill, the \"Empire Builder,\" (1838-1916) was a Canadian-American railroad executive with the Great Northern Railway, responsible for building railways across the northern US. Part visionary, part robber baron, part buccaneer, Stewart Holbrook brings his story to life, in brief, as well as the lives of the other movers and shakers in the railway scene of the times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolbrook, Stewart:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893 - 1964) was an American lumberjack, writer, and popular historian. His writings focused on what he called the Far Corner--Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. A self-proclaimed low-brow historian, his topics included Ethan Allen, the railroads, the timber industry, the Wobblies, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest.\"","brand":"Epicenter Press (WA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516535378194,"sku":"9781935347828","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d5ddb7cf-e309-4717-ad09-56f336f33984.jpg?v=1731027546","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/james-j-hill-a-great-life-in-brief-9781935347828","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}