{"product_id":"lake-boon-9780738564364","title":"Lake Boon","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lewis Halprin | Alan Kattelle\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLake Boon was originally formed by a melting glacier hundreds of years ago; for most of its life it was a simple body of water hiding in the woods. But in the late 1800s, it suddenly took on a very exciting existence as a summer resort for several reasons: first, the lake was enlarged in order to provide waterpower to a nearby mill and was left in this enlarged state when the mill switched to electric power; second, two different railroad lines with connections to Boston were built that passed within a few miles of the lake; and third, the lake was just the right distance from Boston to attract many of its residents to the lake's shore during the summer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing (SC)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892406403223,"sku":"9780738564364","price":1764.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780738564364.webp?v=1781186843","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lake-boon-9780738564364","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}