{"product_id":"volante-jade-macrae-9798196152733","title":"Volante: Spirit of Mní iá Thá\u0026#331;ka","description":"\u003ci\u003eVolante is the story of a boat, a lake, and the enduring spirit that binds them across generations.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSet on the shores of Lake Minnetonka, this narrative traces the deep history of a place first known to the Dakota as Mní iá Tháŋka, where water and spirit are one. Long before industry and summer estates transformed the shoreline, something less tangible yet no less powerful drew people here. That presence endures.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the center of the story is Volante, an 1887 wooden sandbagger designed by Ned Burgess and built during the golden age of American yacht racing. Once a dominant racing vessel, she slipped into obscurity before a painstaking, deeply personal restoration brought her back to life.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThrough the intertwined histories of Indigenous presence, industrial expansion, recreational sailing, and family legacy, Volante becomes more than a boat. She is a vessel of memory, craftsmanship, and continuity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTold through a blend of historical research and reflective narrative, this book explores what it means to care for something that endures beyond a single lifetime. It asks how places hold meaning, how traditions sustain themselves, and how restoration can heal.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the end, Volante is not simply about returning a boat to the water. It is about rediscovering what still listens and what still calls us back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jade MacRae,James D. MacRae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196152733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Jade MacRae","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874785636607,"sku":"9798196152733","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/volante-jade-macrae-9798196152733","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}