{"product_id":"the-brave-historian","title":"The Brave Historian","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA novel by Robert D. Gaines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt was the end of 1999. As the world anxiously anticipated a new century, John Hammond reluctantly celebrated a childhood goal – to live one hundred years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohn was the last living member of the legendary Hammond Family. A gathering of magnificent eccentrics, they had stormed the gates of insanity, each motored by a brain that simply would not slow down. John had the family gift, creating unique and powerful stories while pondering every word, every meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe also was cursed with the intense need for fame; he just never pushed, only waited to somehow be discovered. It never happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLately, however, John Hammond has been oddly energized, fading into dreams that are particularly vivid, strangely real. Also, in these dreams, he is suddenly young again, strong again, and the past so very real again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Shelly Kingston is hired to put together a short documentary about John’s life, the young filmmaker is intrigued by the old man’s stories and his unpublished, unfinished writings. John Hammond is intrigued by her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnother distant dream . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hidden Shelf Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39745563951170,"sku":"","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/0419\/1810\/products\/DIGITAL_FINALFILES_BraveHistorian_2022copy.jpg?v=1657659241","url":"https:\/\/hiddenshelfpublishing.com\/products\/the-brave-historian","provider":"Hidden Shelf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}