{"product_id":"seldom-willing-fred-w-frailey-9798854204231","title":"Seldom Willing: A novel of railroading","description":"It's 1978, and Sam Spearman-wealthy, elderly, irascible-is a man on a mission. The\u003cbr\u003emighty Central Pacific Railroad proposes to abandon tracks that serve his Kansas grain\u003cbr\u003eelevators. Caught in the middle is Chet Whitfield, who runs CP's Kansas Division. When\u003cbr\u003eSam forces Central Pacific to sell him the Kansa City-to-Denver route, Chet chooses sides\u003cbr\u003eand becomes president of the new railroad, nicknamed the Seldom Willing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether the two men, aided by a young woman believed by all to be Sam's rob-the-cradle\u003cbr\u003egirlfriend, set out to make a success of their new railroad. They must overcome unhappy\u003cbr\u003eformer employees, criminals and even Central Pacific itself. You'll discover that railroading\u003cbr\u003ethen, whether viewed from locomotive cabs or corporate boardrooms, was never dull.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fred W. Frailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8854204234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798854204231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Fred W. Frailey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213398208767,"sku":"9798854204231","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91660190-bb85-40a8-a962-103ba590c177.jpg?v=1692113661","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seldom-willing-fred-w-frailey-9798854204231","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}