{"product_id":"9781927527658","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 \u003cp\u003eIn \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\u003c\/p\u003e .","brand":"Heritage House Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67646016716873,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/5336\/3785\/files\/7516123482874.jpg?v=1791748185","url":"https:\/\/morebetterbooks.com\/products\/9781927527658","provider":"More Better Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}