{"id":2882,"date":"2015-10-17T03:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/131303101452-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T07:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:41:24","slug":"131303101452-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/131303101452-2\/","title":{"rendered":"131303101452"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                               <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/131303101452_0.jpg\"\/>\n                           <\/p>\n<p>\n                               <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/131303101452_1.jpg\"\/>\n                           <\/p>\n<p>\n                               <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/131303101452_2.jpg\"\/>\n                           <\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><a>James H.W. Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>James Harrison Wilson \u201cJim\u201d Thompson, (born 21 March 1906 \u2014 disappeared 26 March 1967) was an American businessman who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he was one of the most famous Americans living in Asia. Time magazine claimed he \u201calmost singlehanded(ly) saved Thailand\u2019s vital silk industry from extinction\u201d. His disappearance generated one of the largest land searches in southeast Asian history, and is one of the most famous mysteries in the region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James H.W. 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