{"product_id":"2940012913821","title":"The Mystery of the Barranca","description":"Herman Whitaker (1867–1919) was a Californian writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhitaker and his family moved to the Piedmont hills in 1902 and took up residence in \"The Bug House,\" which is now Blair Avenue.[1]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis family became part of the Bohemian group including Jack and Bess London and George and Carrie Sterling.[1]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis daughter, Elsie Whitaker, was the subject of photographs and paintings.[1] She married Mexican-American artist Xavier Martinez in October 1907.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis books include: 'The Probationer' (1905), 'The Settler' (1906), 'The Planter' (1909), and 'The Mystery of the Barranca' (1913) among many others.","brand":"Blummer Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069634298096,"sku":"2940012913821","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012913821_p0.jpg?v=1763585434","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012913821","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}