{"product_id":"through-a-howling-wilderness-thomas-a-desjardin-9780312339050","title":"Through a Howling Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A great military history about the early days of the American Revolution, Thomas A. Desjardin's\u003ci\u003e Through a Howling Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e is also a timeless adventure narrative that tells of heroic acts, men pitted against nature's fury, and a fledgling nation's fight against a tyrannical oppressor. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Benedict Arnold was branded a traitor, he was one of the colonies' most valuable leaders. In September 1775, eleven hundred soldiers boarded ships in Massachusetts, bound for the Maine wilderness. They had volunteered for a secret mission, under Arnold's command to march and paddle nearly two hundred miles and seize British Quebec. Before they reached the Canadian border, hundreds died, a hurricane destroyed canoes and equipment and many deserted. In the midst of a howling blizzard, the remaining troops attacked Quebec and almost took Canada from the British simultaneously weakening the British hand against Washington. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the enigmatic Benedict Arnold at its center, Desjardin has written one of the great American adventure stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Desjardin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312339054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312339050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Thomas Desjardin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987284001023,"sku":"9780312339050","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b3da1bd-7d15-4f12-832e-3961f4e9c95d.jpg?v=1683288063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/through-a-howling-wilderness-thomas-a-desjardin-9780312339050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}