{"product_id":"iron-horse-war-c-lowry-9798233841996","title":"Iron Horse War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Colorado Rockies, the race for a silver fortune is paved with iron, bought with blood, and fought by legends.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor surveyor Rip Campbell, it started as a job: laying a line for the Denver \u0026amp; Rio Grande through the treacherous mountain passes. But in the high country of 1878, a surveyor's chain is a weapon, and every stake driven into the ground is an act of war. The ambitious Atchison, Topeka \u0026amp; Santa Fe wants the same prize-the Royal Gorge, the only gateway to the booming Leadville silver mines-and they're not willing to lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a race of competing survey crews quickly descends into a brutal, bare-knuckle conflict. Fistfights and sabotage escalate to rock-throwing battles between crude stone forts built on the canyon rims. But when the AT\u0026amp;SF brings in legendary lawman \u003cstrong\u003eBat Masterson\u003c\/strong\u003e and his army of seventy hired guns-including notorious figures like \u003cstrong\u003eDoc Holliday\u003c\/strong\u003e and Ben Thompson-the game changes. The canyons of Colorado become a private battleground, and the fight for a railroad becomes a war fought by the deadliest men in the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught in the crossfire, Rip is forced to trade his surveyor's tools for a Colt, fighting a war he never wanted. But as dynamite echoes in the gorge and the body count rises, he uncovers a deeper, more insidious conflict. The real war isn't being fought in the canyon-it's being orchestrated from a thousand miles away by the infamous robber baron \u003cstrong\u003eJay Gould\u003c\/strong\u003e, who is using the violence to manipulate stock prices and bleed both companies dry. The gunfighters, the surveyors, and the dead are all just pawns in a ruthless financial game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on the true story of the Colorado Railroad War, this sweeping historical adventure plunges readers into a world of corporate greed, frontier justice, and legendary gunslingers. In the style of Elmore Leonard, Railroad Wars is a gritty, action-packed Western thriller where every survey line is a battle line and the fight for progress is measured in dynamite and dollars.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233841996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d","brand":"C. Lowry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665459351807,"sku":"9798233841996","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/iron-horse-war-c-lowry-9798233841996","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}