{"product_id":"to-the-brink-john-lankenau-9781967311880","title":"To the Brink: A Stormy Voyage Through Early America the True Tale of Privateer Gideon Olmsted","description":"A mutiny at sea, a decades-long legal battle--\u003cem\u003eTo the Brink\u003c\/em\u003e is the real-life revolutionary epic you didn't learn in school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the afternoon of July 8, 1778, a privateer trolls the coastline of Jamaica, hunting for easy British prey. When a fast-approaching vessel proves to be a British man-o'-war of equal size and strength, the privateer tries to escape. Blocked by the island of Jamaica, a young American captain from East Hartford, Connecticut, turns to fight. What happens next triggers a chain of startling events. Captain Gideon Olmsted's bravery at sea stirs a political tempest on land. An unlikely encounter with General Benedict Arnold drives this unsuspecting sea captain up against America's rocky shoals of greed, power, and influence. Incredibly, a long quest for justice pushes a new and fragile republic to the brink. Much more than a sea story, it is a true and epic tale about one privateer's voyage through early America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lankenau,Nancy Lankenau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967311889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967311880\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Creek Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2026","brand":"John Lankenau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487408206079,"sku":"9781967311880","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8f62ca7-b79b-4eaa-86dc-dc9f082da215.jpg?v=1778060322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-the-brink-john-lankenau-9781967311880","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}