{"product_id":"2940016502120","title":"Joan of Arc of the North Woods","description":"Excerpt:\u003cbr\u003eTHE timber situation in the Tomah country was surcharged.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ward Latisan came upon Rufus Craig, one afternoon in autumn, steel struck flint and trouble’s fuse was lighted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir meeting was on the Holeb tote road just below Hagas Falls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Ward was the grandson of old John, a pioneer who was in his day a saw-log baron of the times of pumpkin pine; by heredity Ward was the foremost champion in the cause of the modern independent operators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his own way, Craig, the field director of the Comas Consolidated Paper Company, was the chief gladiator for an invading corporation which demanded monopoly of the Tomah timber by absorption of the independents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLatisan tramped down the tote road from the shoulder of Holeb Mountain, where he had been cruising alone for a week on the Walpole tract, blazing timber for the choppers, marking out twitch roads and[2] haul-downs, locating yards; his short-handled ax was in his belt, his lank haversack flapped on his back; he carried his calipers in one hand; with the other hand he fed himself raisins from his trousers pocket, munching as he went along. He had eaten the last of his scanty supply of biscuits and bacon; but, like other timber cruisers—all of them must travel light—he had his raisins to fall back on, doling them one by one, masticating them thoroughly and finding the nourishment adequate.","brand":"Hannah Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146622714096,"sku":"2940016502120","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016502120_p0.jpg?v=1763636883","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016502120","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}