{"product_id":"growing-up-lucky-book-billy-m-copeland-9781943492404","title":"Growing Up Lucky","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen nine-year-old James Michael J.J. Willard finds himself bumping along\u003cbr\u003e in a covered wagon, with his father, mother, two sisters and all their worldly\u003cbr\u003e possessions, he has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead.\u003cbr\u003e His folks had immigrated from Ireland a few years earlier and now the whole\u003cbr\u003e family is on the move again, leaving their home in Brooklyn, New York, \u003cbr\u003e making their way south to New Orleans, lured by the promise of work. They\u003cbr\u003e stop in townships along the way to sell Willard's Magic Elixir - an old family\u003cbr\u003e recipe - in order to buy food for their journey.\u003cbr\u003e The year is 1861 and the war between the states is just beginning.\u003cbr\u003e Arriving in New Orleans they are confronted with the full horrors of the civil\u003cbr\u003e war, and to avoid being caught up in the brutal conflict the family decides\u003cbr\u003e to lie low on a small farm outside the city where they brew their potion and\u003cbr\u003e work on their sales patter. They decide to incorporate a few simple conjuring\u003cbr\u003e tricks to entertain the crowd and quickly discover that J.J. has a natural gift for\u003cbr\u003e performing magic. By the time the war is over the Willards are putting on weekly magic shows in\u003cbr\u003e New Orleans and J.J. is the star of the show. Offers start pouring in and before\u003cbr\u003e long the talented young magician is performing on Mississippi riverboats and\u003cbr\u003e famous clubs all over the United States. Then Europe beckons.\u003cbr\u003e These are the adventures of a young man who grew up lucky at a time of great\u003cbr\u003e conflict and against all odds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49557082898705,"sku":"GOR012650733","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055525429521,"sku":"NIN9781943492404","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52486058082577,"sku":"NLS9781943492404","price":30.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1943492409.jpg?v=1751314742","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/growing-up-lucky-book-billy-m-copeland-9781943492404","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}