{"product_id":"the-wreck-of-the-old-larry-g-aaron-9781596298767","title":"The Wreck of the Old 97","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith Fast Mail train No. 97 an hour behind schedule, locomotive engineer Steve Broady, according to legend, swore to \"put her in Spencer on time\" or \"put her in Hell.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough eyewitness reports and court testimonies, historian Larry Aaron expertly pieces together the events of September 27, 1903, at Danville, Virginia, when the Old 97 plummeted off a forty-five-foot trestle into the ravine below. With more twists and turns than the railroad tracks on which the Old 97 ran, this book chronicles the story of one of the most famous train wrecks in American history, as well as the controversy surrounding \"The Wreck of the Old 97,\" that most famous ballad, which secured the Old 97 a place within the annals of American folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry G. Aaron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1596298766\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596298767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.10w x 0.50d","brand":"Larry G. Aaron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979302174975,"sku":"9781596298767","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87116418-69d6-447b-82a0-d5f81898bc6b.jpg?v=1683244831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wreck-of-the-old-larry-g-aaron-9781596298767","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}