{"product_id":"farmington-hardcover","title":"Farmington - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFarmington Historical Society\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome to the world's largest bobsled--nicknamed \u003cbr\u003ethe \"Uncle Sam\"--and the birthplace of scientists, \u003cbr\u003eartists, writers, and even a vice-president of the United \u003cbr\u003eStates, Farmington has a history as fascinating as it is \u003cbr\u003elong. The efforts to create this amazing photographic \u003cbr\u003ehistory began when members of the Farmington \u003cbr\u003eHistorical Society agreed upon a unique way to \u003cbr\u003ecommemorate the 1998 bicentennial of the town's \u003cbr\u003eincorporation. By compiling this unparalleled collection \u003cbr\u003eof over 200 images--many never before published--they \u003cbr\u003ehave achieved their goal of preserving the powerful past \u003cbr\u003eof this New Hampshire community. \u003cbr\u003eBeginning in the late 1700s as an agricultural village, \u003cbr\u003eyoung Farmington encompassed a dozen small businesses \u003cbr\u003eand had fifteen dwellings at its center. In subsequent \u003cbr\u003eyears it became a pioneer town in the development of \u003cbr\u003ethe shoe industry, with upwards of seventeen factories \u003cbr\u003eemploying over 2,000 people during peak years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716017131583,"sku":"9781531660819","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8e410baa839ee8b9ab160ee86a23c529.webp?v=1765073445","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/farmington-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}