{"product_id":"9781475930795","title":"The Last Vagabond","description":"\u003cp\u003e1934—Emil Langerzweig's public censure of Nazi collaboration forced him to flee his homeland with a young son and a dream. In Austria, his aristocratic family raised Lipizzaner horses for the Spanish Court. In America, he'd change his name to Longbranch, modify the age-old tradition, raise Thoroughbreds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThad Longbranch, third-generation cowboy at the reins of the \"Bar L,\" is living his grandfather's dream, confident his children will insure continuity of the dynasty. Buffered by fifteen-thousand acres in the foothills of the Rockies, his wife Sam seems content homeschooling, writing children's books. Satisfying, predictable, life is good—until the letters arrive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBearing the Colorado State Seal, the first missive poses a request that thrusts Sam into the political arena, fosters a relationship with a charming would-be Governor, jeopardizes a twenty-year marriage. Postmarked Mexico, the second letter reveals a longheld secret, a secret that threatens succession of the Longbranch family, and propels a crazed Mexican drug lord across the border to Colorado in search of an orphaned boy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSprinkled with humor—empathetic characters and villains you'll love to hate, bring to life this fast-paced tale of passion, murder, remorse and acceptance of a child who may lay claim to a fortune—the last vagabond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182755627248,"sku":"9781475930795","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781475930795_p0.jpg?v=1763606799","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781475930795","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}