{"product_id":"9781927527665","title":"Healy's West: The Life and Times of John J. Healy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough his incredibly varied fifty-year career, John J. Healy left an indelible mark on the Canadian and American west. At different points in his storied life, Healy was a soldier, a trapper, a prospector, a free trader, an explorer, a horse dealer, a scout, a lawman, a newspaper editor, a speculator, a merchant, a capitalist, a historian, and a politician. He defied classification while defining the lifestyle of a frontier adventurer and buccaneer capitalist in the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHealy’s West\u003c\/i\u003e, Gordon E. Tolton cuts through the mythology and controversy of this larger-than-life character, giving us the most complete and truly balanced account of Healy’s life ever published. From Irish famine to army saddle; from scouting on the Oregon Trail to digging for mountain gold in Idaho; from taking on powerful monopolies to trading with the Blackfoot; from political manoeuvring to hunting down rustlers behind a sheriff’s badge, Healy challenged life, nature, enemies and, governments head on—in print, in business, and in physical combat. An entertaining and critical portrayal of the west’s most charismatic figure, \u003ci\u003eHealy’s West\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for any history buff.","brand":"Heritage House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151459598576,"sku":"9781927527665","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927527665_p0.jpg?v=1763636677","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927527665","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}