{"product_id":"topsail-island-9780738542546","title":"Topsail Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImages of America: Topsail Island celebrates the history of a timeless treasure that has long been known as one of North Carolina's best-kept secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopsail Island is a 26-mile barrier island, its pristine shores constantly shifting with the ebb and flow of the tides. This family-friendly beach - the kind we all loved as children and want our children's children to fondly remember, has always had a love affair with everything fishy - from piers to boats to businesses. In the late 1940s, the face of Topsail changed forever when the government seized the island for Operation Bumblebee, a top-secret mission to develop a supersonic missile. After the project ended, the three towns of Surf City, Topsail Beach, and North Topsail Beach grew and prospered. Bridges have played a huge part in Topsail's development, providing links to the rest of the world.\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 05\/24\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738542546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.58w x 0.36d","brand":"B. J. Cothran","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38520783241397,"sku":"9780738542546","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d6b44abc-bf4f-46e8-ad75-57c2981a700b.jpg?v=1613482287","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/topsail-island-9780738542546","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}