{"product_id":"east-by-sea-and-west-cynthia-neal-rantoul-9781462035137","title":"East by Sea and West by Rail: The Journal of David Augustus Neal of Salem, Mass. 1798-1861","description":"Sailing off to the War of 1812, in a large ship with many of his Salem buddies, Neal was destined for a life of adventure and intrigue. Captured a and put in Dartmoor Prison for a year, he sacrificed some fingers when he failed to escape once and he paid the price  After he set out on numerous trips around the world in pursuit of riches in the Spice Trade and eventually became the Captain of his own ship. Later when he felt his ship was no longer profitable on the advice of his friend Senator Abraham Lincoln of Illinois he traveled west and visited short mining train routes before he sunk a small fortune in property down the future path of the Illinois Central Railroad that made him successful well before his time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cynthia Neal Rantoul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462035132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462035137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.55d","brand":"Cynthia Neal Rantoul","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227760029951,"sku":"9781462035137","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c427a0ae-425f-4ca8-a601-411d2aebdfc0.jpg?v=1692810449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/east-by-sea-and-west-cynthia-neal-rantoul-9781462035137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}