{"product_id":"the-raftsmen-ryan-barnett-9781770859784","title":"The Raftsmen","description":"\u003cp\u003e A dramatic and thrilling portrait of a long-forgotten true adventure and astounding seafaring achievement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Raftsmen\u003c\/i\u003e, author and documentary filmmaker Ryan Barnett takes readers on an astonishing maritime adventure set in the aftermath of World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For four French expatriates who escaped the clutches of the Nazi regime to find asylum in Canada, adventure was to be the antidote to depression brought on by the cruelty of war. In 1956, armed with nothing but the flannel on their backs, a small stock of food, and some crude navigation and communication equipment, the quartet set sail from Halifax. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Their goal: to become the first crew to cross the Atlantic by raft. Fashioned from telephone poles and built entirely by hand, the raft they called \u003ci\u003eL'Egare II\u003c\/i\u003e would be their home for 88 harrowing days as they crossed the North Atlantic from Canada to Britain. And they made it  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Raftsmen\u003c\/i\u003e, Barnett and comic illustrator Dmitry Bondarenko explore the adventure-fueled men aboard the \u003ci\u003eL'Egare II\u003c\/i\u003e, and the complex emotional undercurrents that led to their daredevil voyage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Original archival photography and film stills taken by the crew aboard the raft, along with news reports and contemporary interviews with still-living members and other key players, round out the re-telling of this amazing journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sixty years after they set sail, the epic story of the raftsmen's historic Atlantic crossing is brought to life for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Barnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770859780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770859784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 7.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/05\/2018","brand":"Ryan Barnett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937934672127,"sku":"9781770859784","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ded0d026-4163-44d1-a069-d03044f97eb9.jpg?v=1681432762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-raftsmen-ryan-barnett-9781770859784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}