{"product_id":"manning-a-raptor-9781957582931","title":"Manning a Raptor","description":"\u003cp\u003eSamantha and James Coppi are living the good life. A massive horse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eranch in Colorado Springs almost as big as the Island of Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sixteenth-century chateau in Lyon, France. A business global empire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat has a worth larger than most countries. An empire so powerful that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit can overthrow governments. Now the Coppis are embarking on a new\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eventure: the expansion of a railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd not just any railroad, but a behemoth that encompasses the entire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouthwest, from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. Not bad, for a confused\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecouple that met by chance in a country honky tonk. The Coppis future back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein 1968 looked bleak-she was pregnant with someone's child, not James's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was assigned to an infantry brigade headed to a war in Southeast Asia. It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eappeared that all the odds were stacked against the young duo back in 196\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut now it is 1981. Sam is pregnant and is expecting their fourth child. What\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Coppis desire most is an unexciting and routine lifestyle, an existence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat will allow the couple to enjoy the fruits of their labor. But you really\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecannot turn back the wheels of time, can you? With so much wealth, can\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe couple ever hope to find a peaceful, ordinary life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't get to their status without overcoming obstacles on the road to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eriches. A fortune cannot be made without eliminating threats that want to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etake it all from you. And you don't get to the top without creating enemies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealong the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis political thriller begins in Los Angeles, continues to Africa and South \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica, and eventually reaches Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAA FREDA is an award-winning author of several novels including Goodbye\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudy Kazoody, A Police Action, A Test of Will. When he is not writing, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreda enjoys racing thoroughbred race horses, hiking through mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand shooting pool. He lives is Easton, Connecticut where he can stay in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etouch with world affairs. Manning a Raptor is the fifth book in the Sam and James series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Point Print and Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957582931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aa Freda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42506177511605,"sku":"9781957582931","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9a362809-369a-4713-850f-e69a6d3523df.jpg?v=1668526257","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/manning-a-raptor-9781957582931","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}