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He died on August 26, 1989.","products":[{"product_id":"men-to-match-my-mountains-the-opening-of-the-far-west-1840-1900-paperback","title":"Men to Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West, 1840-1900 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed author of biographical and historical fiction Irving Stone turns his magnificent talent to telling America's most colorful and exciting story--the opening of the Far West.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMen to Match My Mountains \u003c\/i\u003eis a true historical masterpiece, an unforgettable pageant of giants--men like John Sutter, whose dream of paradise was shattered by the California Gold Rush; Brigham Young and the Mormons, who tamed the desert with Bible texts; and the silver kings and the miners, who developed Nevada's Comstock Lode and settled the Rockies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e America called for greatness...and got it. There is nothing in history to match the stories of these men who braved wilderness to bring new nation to the shores of the Pacific.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51365992005855,"sku":"9780425105443","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hy7YYCw0_i9780425105443.webp?v=1789077195"},{"product_id":"lust-for-life-paperback","title":"Lust for Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A story of excruciating power.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe classic, bestselling biographical novel of Vincent Van Gogh\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since its initial publication in 1934, Irving Stone's \u003ci\u003eLust for Life \u003c\/i\u003ehas been a critical success, a multimillion-copy bestseller, and the basis for an Academy Award-winning movie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The most famous of all of Stone's novels, it is the story of Vincent Van Gogh--brilliant painter, passionate lover, and alleged madman. Here is his tempestuous story: his dramatic life, his fevered loves for both the highest-born women and the lowest prostitutes, and his paintings--for which he was damned before being proclaimed a genius. The novel takes us from his desperate days in a coal mine in southern Belgium to his dazzling years in the south of France, where he knew the most brilliant artists (and the most depraved whores). Finally, it shows us Van Gogh driven mad, tragic, and triumphant at once. 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A masterpiece in its own right, this biographical novel offers a compelling portrait of one of the greatest artists the world has ever known.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369841098975,"sku":"9780451213235","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/M2jbsXO3Xi9780451213235.webp?v=1789146739"},{"product_id":"the-presidents-lady-a-novel-about-rachel-and-andrew-jackson-paperback","title":"The President's Lady: A Novel about Rachel and Andrew Jackson - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep into a timeless romance with \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe President's Lady\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by Irving Stone. 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