{"product_id":"9780692830406","title":"Just To Keep Even","description":"The events depicted in \"Just To Keep Even\" occurred one hundred years ago. Yet, hot debate continues in the Hi-Line country of Montana whether our hero was murdered, committed suicide, or simply perished due to bad luck and severe weather.\u003cp\u003eLong George Francis was easily the most recognizable, famous\/infamous, and misunderstood individual of Hill County, Montana, at the dawn of the twentieth century. A superb horseman in a time of rapid mechanization, his formative years were spent governed by the ethos of the open range and self-reliance. By adulthood, he found himself in a changed world with new rules that placed him in constant conflict and peril. He adapted by using his cowboy skills to become a topnotch rodeo performer and showman gaining him an honored spot in the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. A culmination of factors including mechanization, his continuing belief in open range rules, and a small number of bitter enemies resulted in his untimely death and the legend that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helper Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028279410928,"sku":"9780692830406","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692830406_p0.jpg?v=1763617829","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692830406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}