{"product_id":"remembering-florence-tales-from-a-railroad-town-9781540220196","title":"Remembering Florence: Tales from a Railroad Town","description":"For a town that once consisted of nothing more than a shed, a pine forest and a name, Florence, South Carolina, boasts a surprisingly rich history. From the ten foot bomb dropped on a Mars Bluff farm by apologetic Air Force pilots to a record-breaking seventeen-inch snowfall, this Pee Dee hub has seen plenty of extraordinary events and famous characters. Here, William Howard Taft enjoyed pine bark stew and Herbert Hoover visited Mikado Millie a world champion cow known for her prolific milk-making. Longtime journalist Thom Anderson lovingly recalls these hometown tales collected over thirty years of writing columns for the Morning News.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnderson, Thom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Thom Anderson is a retired journalist who has 40 years experience with South Carolina newspapers, including a career as Managing Editor of the Florence Morning News. He co-authored Heroes of World War II from Florence County and has written several articles for Sandlapper: The Magazine of South Carolina.","brand":"History Press Library Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873562890514,"sku":"9781540220196","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5dcb5373-6aac-4acd-b9ac-d35206c77036.jpg?v=1737940927","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/remembering-florence-tales-from-a-railroad-town-9781540220196","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}