{"product_id":"breaking-ice-for-arctic-oil-ross-coen-9781602231696","title":"Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil: The Epic Voyage of the SS Manhattan Through the Northwest Passage","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1969, an icebreaking tanker, the SS \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e, was commissioned by Humble Oil to transit the Northwest Passage in order to test the logistical and economic feasibility of an all-marine transportation system for Alaska North Slope crude oil. Proposed as an alternative to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, the \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e made two voyages to the North American Arctic and collected volumes of scientific data on ice conditions and the behavior of ships in ice. Although the \u003ci\u003eManhattan \u003c\/i\u003esuccessfully navigated the Northwest Passage--closing a five-hundred-year chapter of Arctic exploration by becoming the first commercial vessel to do so--the expedition ultimately demonstrated the impracticality of moving crude oil using icebreaking ships.\u003ci\u003eBreaking Ice for Arctic Oil \u003c\/i\u003edetails this historic voyage, establishing its significant impact on the future of marine traffic and resource development in the Arctic and setting the stage for the current oil crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Coen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1602231699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602231696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Alaska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Ross Coen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447940428031,"sku":"9781602231696","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77978aa4-ece5-4625-9a81-b394b09185b1.jpg?v=1777235849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-ice-for-arctic-oil-ross-coen-9781602231696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}