{"product_id":"book-gtud","title":"The Summer of 1876","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis program features a preface and acknowledgments read by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The audiobook is a fun and easy listening experience.\"-  \u003ci\u003eAudioFile \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the creator of the \"Legends of the Old West\" podcast, an audiobook exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe summer of 1876 was a key time period in the development of the mythology of the Old West. Many individuals who are considered legends by modern listeners were involved in events that began their notoriety or turned out to be the most famous - or infamous - moments of their lives. Those individuals were Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok, and Jesse James.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Summer of 1876\u003c\/i\u003e weaves together the timelines of the events that made these men legends to demonstrate the overlapping context of their stories and to illustrate the historical importance of that summer, all layered with highlights of significant milestones in 1876: the inaugural baseball season of the National League; the final year of President Ulysses S. Grant's embattled administration; the debut of an invention called the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell; the release of Mark Twain's novel \"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer;\" and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContextualizing these events against the backdrop of the massive 100th anniversary party thrown to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSummer of 1876\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate exploration and celebration of the summer that defined the West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49353559540016,"sku":"BDgtud","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gtud-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777520947","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gtud","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}