{"product_id":"mister-moffats-opus-stan-moore-9780998966526","title":"Mister Moffat's Opus","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor America, the twenties were boom times. New ideas and inventions cascaded almost daily. Anything was possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere were challenges. Running trains over the highest route in North America, Rollins Pass, was costly and difficult. The effort had bankrupted several railroads. David Moffat dreamed of building a tunnel under the continental divide in 1902. By the twenties, it was badly needed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharity Hovus, Cam Braun, Dale Smertz, and their cohorts planned and built the tunnel. They encountered unprecedented geological and hydrological problems; new techniques and inventions helped complete the job. Alongside the construction work, some of them assemble and sell creative and unregulated financial products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring this time, Americans' wealth increased. Making money became an obsession for many. There was mining: minerals were taken from the earth to make things. And there was mining: money taken from investors to make a killing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how Coloradans came together to successfully finance and build a major project. And some of the era's unexpected outcomes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stan Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998966525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998966526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Adit \u0026amp; Stope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Stan Moore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579636498687,"sku":"9780998966526","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_931edd4b-a913-42ce-8c63-83ff59422dd2.jpg?v=1763875575","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mister-moffats-opus-stan-moore-9780998966526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}