{"product_id":"the-willard-hotel-an-illustrated-history","title":"The Willard Hotel: An Illustrated History","description":"This magnificent book is the definitive historic text of one of countrys oldest and most historic hotels  Washington D.C.s Willard Hotel. The Willard Hotel has been the home of presidents  visiting heads of state  and for over 100 years the stopping point for those who make history. Charles Dickens  Mark Twain  Nathaniel Hawthorn and every president since Zachary Taylor have been guests. Julia Ward Howe wrote The Battle Hymn of the Republic on hotel stationery  and it was in the Willard lobby that U.S. Grant  bothered by office seekers  coined the term LOBBYIST. This book traces the history through prose and pictures chronicling the hotels growth and development  good times and hard times  showing why it holds a special place in our past and our hearts.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44901358960693,"sku":"ByrdShop_0933165056","price":33.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0933165056.jpg?v=1767697036","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-willard-hotel-an-illustrated-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}