{"product_id":"hard-gold-the-colorado-gold-rush-of-1859-i-witness-9781423105206","title":"Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859 (I Witness)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEarly Whitcombs family needs a miracle. Their Iowa farm has been in the family for generations  but a long drought has withered their savings and left them in debt. Meanwhile  the great Chicago and Northwestern Railroad wants their land  and if the Whitcombs cant pay their loans  the local banker  Judge Fuslin  will foreclose and sell the farm as his own. Earlys uncle (though hes more like a brother)  Jesse  thinks he has the solution: to head West and dig for gold. Early is wild to go with him  as much for the adventure as for the gold. But the journey costs money--more than the boys can afford--and when Jesse flees during the night  after being accused of a robbery  Early doesnt know what to believe. When Jesse sends an electrifying message--that he has found gold  but his life is in danger-- Early knows he must do whatever it takes to find him  even if it means running away and joining a wagon train with a strange family. The journey is dangerous and full of hardships  and the closer the travelers get to their destination  the more ruined lives they encounter--lives consumed by the hunt for gold. Then to his horror  Early learns that Jesse has been accused of another  much bigger crime and has fled to a secret place in the mountains. Somehow  Early must get to him without leading Jesses pursuers right to his door. And even if he succeeds  Early will still have to make the hardest choice of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646980317237,"sku":"ByrdShop_1423105206","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781423105206.jpg?v=1781684410","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/hard-gold-the-colorado-gold-rush-of-1859-i-witness-9781423105206","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}