{"product_id":"raising-kane-mark-metzler-sawin-9781606189832","title":"Raising Kane: Elisha Kent Kane and the Culture of Fame in Antebellum America Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 98, Part 3)","description":"Here is the cultural biography of Elisha Kane, a sickly physician, who transformed himself into an internationally celebrated Arctic explorer and author before his untimely death in 1857. This book is an important reinterpretation of the life of a prototypically American figure. Following Kane's exploits from the Mexican War through his arctic adventures and ill-fated romance with the Spiritualist medium Margaret Fox, author Sawin ties this Kane into the main currents of mid-19th cent. popular culture, opening a new vista on the meanings of masculinity, celebrity, and heroism. This is an exhaustive research work into the life and accomplishments of a remarkable adventurer, and a sociological analysis of popular perceptions of Kane's work and feats. Illus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Metzler Sawin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606189832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606189832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Philosophical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 73","brand":"Mark Metzler Sawin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47474143985919,"sku":"9781606189832","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e2ed993-918e-489f-99b0-487feeb1c18a.jpg?v=1762315102","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raising-kane-mark-metzler-sawin-9781606189832","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}