{"product_id":"race-to-the-polar-sea-ken-mcgoogan-9781582435329","title":"Race to the Polar Sea: The Heroic Adventures of Elisha Kent Kane","description":"In the mid-1800s, geographers revived the ancient idea that at the top of the world, encircling the North Pole, lay a temperate \"Open Polar Sea.\" Without doubt, the voyager who discovered this balmy basin would etch his name forever in the annals of exploration. Among those drawn to the challenge was Dr. Elisha Kent Kane, a handsome, charismatic figure from a leading Philadelphia family who was already a well-known adventurer and explorer. In 1853, Kane sailed to the Arctic to seek both the Open Polar Sea and the lost British explorer John Franklin. After sailing farther north than anyone yet, Kane and his men became trapped in the ice. Besides treacherous icebergs and violent currents, Kane battled starvation, disease, and a near mutiny before abandoning ship to lead a desperate escape in sleds and small boats. \u003ci\u003eRace to the Polar Sea\u003c\/i\u003e tells this story in heart-pounding detail. Drawing on documents never before seen, author Ken McGoogan brings to life a heroic figure famous in his day as America's greatest explorer and celebrates a shining example of American courage and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken McGoogan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582435324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582435329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Ken McGoogan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939777544447,"sku":"9781582435329","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4131916c-f386-41a0-832c-79e9f21af5d5.jpg?v=1681443422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/race-to-the-polar-sea-ken-mcgoogan-9781582435329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}