{"product_id":"maplewood-john-singleton-9798621993870","title":"Maplewood: The town that wouldn't die Volume 1","description":"Written in Singleton's engaging and narrative-driven style this book outlines the fascinating story of a town that is totally unique in US history. This book gives in great detail, the birth of a complete, self sufficient town in southwest Louisiana and its people; born of necessity and grown on love. This is a glimpse in time when a world war was raging and people from all parts of the country came together and made a town unique in US history. Maplewood was built to house employees of the Cities Service Oil Company refinery in southwest Louisiana. Built as a national defense plant, it produced high octane gasoline for the World War II effort. The book, although historical in nature, is presented in a very friendly, easy reading way. So sit back and enjoy reading about the many facets of the birth and life of Maplewood, a town like no other. This book would not have been possible without Mary Ann Mitchell Redd and her treasure trove of historic photographs and many clippings saved in a scrap book made by her mother. Book editor, John Singleton was raised in Maplewood and attended Maplewood school through ninth grade. He is a graduate of Sulphur High School (class of 1961) and received a BS in Engineering from McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA) in 1972. During a career that spanned many years, he worked as a consulting engineer. John has been blessed with a wife of 54 years, two very talented offspring (one an RN, the other a DVM), and four grandchildren.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Singleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798621993870\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.78d","brand":"John Singleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440482824447,"sku":"9798621993870","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_095ea529-b799-4f3a-95e8-45b679bfa73b.jpg?v=1777182729","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maplewood-john-singleton-9798621993870","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}