{"product_id":"atlantic-fever-joe-jackson-9781250033307","title":"Atlantic Fever","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor five weeks--from April 14 to May 21, 1927--the world held its breath while fourteen aviators took to the air to capture the $25,000 prize that Raymond Orteig offered to the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoe Jackson's \u003ci\u003eAtlantic Fever \u003c\/i\u003eis about this race, a milestone in American history whose story has never been fully told. Delving into the lives of the big-name competitors--the polar explorer Richard Byrd, the French war hero René Fonck, the millionaire Charles Levine, and the race's eventual winner, the enigmatic Charles Lindbergh--as well as those whose names have been forgotten by history (such as Bernt Balchen, Stanton Wooster, and Clarence Chamberlin), Jackson brings a completely fresh and original perspective to the race to conquer the Atlantic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Fever \u003c\/i\u003eopens for us one of those magical windows onto a moment when the nexus of technology, innovation, character, and spirit led so many contenders from different parts of the world to be on the cusp of the exact same achievement at the exact same time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250033306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250033307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.40d","brand":"Joe Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947902468351,"sku":"9781250033307","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_10429e84-096b-426a-b742-7fb0444f95e1.jpg?v=1681521468","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atlantic-fever-joe-jackson-9781250033307","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}