{"product_id":"the-unknown-shore-patrick-obrian-9780393038590","title":"The Unknown Shore","description":"Patrick O'Brian's first novel about the sea, \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e, took inspiration from Commodore George Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740. In \u003cem\u003eThe Unknown Shore\u003c\/em\u003e, O'Brian returns to this rich source and mines it brilliantly for another, quite different tale of exploration and adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Wager was parted from Anson's squadron in the fierce storms off Cape Horn and struggled alone up the coast of Chile until she was driven against the rocks and sank. The survivors were soon involved in trouble of every kind. A surplus of rum, a disappearing stock of food, and a hard, detested captain soon drove them into drunkenness, mutiny, and bloodshed. After many months of privation, a handful of men made their way northward under the guidance of a band of Indians, at last finding safety in Valparaiso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This saga of survival is the background to the adventures of two young men aboard the Wager: midshipman Jack Byron and his friend Tobias Barrow, an alarmingly naive surgeon's mate. Patrick O'Brian's many devoted readers will take particular interest in this story, as Jack and Toby form a kind of blueprint for Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, the famed heroes of the great Aubrey\/Maturin series to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick O'Brian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393038599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393038590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.90w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1995 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/02\/1995 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1995 pg. 1303\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1995 pg. 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/17\/1995 pg. 22","brand":"Patrick O'Brian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44966096503039,"sku":"9780393038590","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed5b0878-ddee-4e36-b2b3-708f90a89a9d.jpg?v=1711158848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-unknown-shore-patrick-obrian-9780393038590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}