{"product_id":"ambler-9780738534831","title":"Ambler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmbler, a working-class town located fifteen miles north of Philadelphia, boasts some of the grandest homes in Montgomery County.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbler's evolution is rooted in the mills that sprang up along the \u003ci\u003eWissahickon Creek\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1680s. The town entered the industrial age when the \u003ci\u003eNorth Penn Railway\u003c\/i\u003e pushed through in the 1850s. In 1856, a catastrophic head-on train collision killing fifty-nine created the heroine Mary Ambler, whose generous ministrations to the wounded caused the railroad in 1869 to rename its \u003ci\u003eWissahickon Station\u003c\/i\u003e in her honor. But it was Philadelphia manufacturers Henry G. Keasbey and Richard V. Mattison who changed Ambler's character forever. When they relocated their business to Ambler in 1881, it became the \u003ci\u003easbestos capital of the world\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frank D. Quattrone, an editor at \u003ci\u003eMontgomery Newspapers\u003c\/i\u003e, has written extensively on the history of Montgomery County. \u003ci\u003eAmbler\u003c\/i\u003e captures the lasting legacy of Mattison's thriving company town, with its array of fanciful and simple homes, churches, shops, and cultural institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738534831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.46w x 0.36d","brand":"Frank D. Quattrone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41422819426485,"sku":"9780738534831","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2112a6b6-6beb-403f-a7ee-d09dba3e4e3c.jpg?v=1638887174","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ambler-9780738534831","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}