{"product_id":"9780857304179","title":"A Statue for Jacob","description":"Author: Peter Murphy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780857304179\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oldcastle Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;This debt was not contracted as the price of bread or wine or arms. It was the price of liberty.\u0026amp;#x27; -Alexander Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiah Harmon, a young Virginia lawyer, is just emerging from the most traumatic time of her life when actress Sam van Eyck walks into her office, unannounced, with the case of a lifetime. She asks Kiah to recover a 200-year-old debt from the US Government - a debt that goes right back to the time of Alexander Hamilton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selfless generosity of Sam\u0026amp;#x27;s ancestor, Jacob van Eyck, in making a massive loan of gold and supplies at Valley Forge, during the freezing winter of 1777-1778, may well have saved George Washington\u0026amp;#x27;s army, and the War of Independence, from disaster. But it reduced Jacob to ruin. Despite the government\u0026amp;#x27;s promises, the debt was never repaid, and this hero of the American Revolution died in poverty, unknown and unrecognised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo hundred years later, Sam and Kiah embark on a quest to change that. But first, they will have to find the evidence, and overcome a stubborn Government determined to frustrate their every move.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Sam and Kiah succeed in finally getting Jacob the statue he deserves?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46814081515678,"sku":"ADS-9780857304179","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780857304179.jpg?v=1778334405","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780857304179","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}