{"product_id":"2940012260901","title":"Pearls and Pearling","description":"Pearls and Pearling (203 pages, copyright 1913, public domain) was written by Herbert Harvey Vertrees, of Pittsfield, Illinois, who left his work as a salesman to hunt for pearls on the Illinois River.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVertrees studied the art of finding freshwater pearls in the mussels of American waters, learned the history of the pearl and pearl hunting, and all about the mussels he sought.  This excellent work describes the many different species of mussels, methods and tools needed for pearling, and how to extract, care for and sell pearls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis eBook was formatted especially for ePub readers, and contains all of the original text along with the 54 photos and illustrations.","brand":"Small Farm Enterprise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147356618992,"sku":"2940012260901","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012260901_p0.jpg?v=1763554012","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012260901","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}