{"product_id":"death-of-an-empire-the-rise-and-murderous-fall-of-salem-americas-richest-city-0312540388","title":"Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0312540388\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Booth, Robert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's first millionaire (still one of history's 75 wealthiest men) and boasted a maritime trade that made it the country's richest city. Westward expansion and the industrial revolution would eventually erode Salem's political importance, but it was a shocking murder and the scandal that followed which led at last to its fall from national prominence.Death of an Empire is a finely-written tale of a little-known but remarkably rich era of American history, drawing in characters such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Quincy Adams, and Daniel Webster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737775538464,"sku":"NEW0312540388","price":33.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71b65-413yL.jpg?v=1779573080","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/death-of-an-empire-the-rise-and-murderous-fall-of-salem-americas-richest-city-0312540388","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}